Drawing of part of the grounds of Strawberry Hill in Twickenham, with the shell bench designed by Richard Bentley in the distance on the right and a wooden bridge over a stream on the left. A hedgerow and a wooden gate are present in the foreground, and along with a wooden fence in front of the shell bench these enclose a rectangular lawn. Trees are seen in the background and along the left side of the image
Description:
Title and statement of responsibility written in brown ink below image, in Horace Walpole's hand. and Mounted on page 177 of Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of his: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 12.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
A view of the grounds and river, with houses seen through trees at a distance, of two properties in Twickenham. On the river are three rowboats, the nearest of which contains two fisherman, one pulling up a net. On either side of the shore is a large grove of trees
Description:
Title and statement of responsibility written in ink on verso in Horace Walpole's hand., On verso, in lower right corner, in Thomas Kirgate's hand: H. Walpole., Also on the verso, in graphite, in an 18th century hand "finished Oct. 5, 1757"; also in lower right, pressmark[?}: "E.51.", and Watermark visible in center of sheet: C. Blauw.
Watercolor drawing of Lady Diana Beauclerk's house, known as Little Marble Hill, in Twickenham. The white house is visible at left in the middle distance, viewed through an opening between two stands of trees. A woman sits on a stool and milks a cow in the field in the foreground; another cow lies on the grass nearby. To the right is the Thames, on which a sailboat and a rowboat travel; a man with a cane stands on the bank and looks out at the three men in the rowboat. The far bank of the river is visible in the distance; a few pinkish clouds fill the sky
Description:
Title, statement of responsibility, and date from note in brown ink on verso, in Horace Walpole's hand. and Formerly laid in Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of his: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 12.
Subject (Geographic):
Twickenham (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Beauclerk, Diana, Lady, 1734-1808
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, and Dwellings
Watercolor drawing of Lady Diana Beauclerk's house, known as Little Marble Hill, in Twickenham. The white house is visible at right, atop a small hill and partially obscured by a tree. The lawn with scattered trees extends outward from the house to the left, with a low brick or stone wall and part of a wooden fence visible in the foreground. The Thames, with a single sailboat on it, can barely be seen in the distance through the trees. A few pinkish clouds fill the sky near the horizon
Description:
Title, statement of responsibility, and date from note in brown ink on verso, in Horace Walpole's hand. and Formerly laid in Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of his: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 12.
Subject (Geographic):
Twickenham (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Beauclerk, Diana, Lady, 1734-1808
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, and Dwellings
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist
Published / Created:
[1801?]
Call Number:
Drawings W87 no. 10 Box D170
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A woman models several articles of clothing including a white puffy muslin spencer jacket and a very caricatured poke bonnet. The brim of the poke bonnet features a distortion of excessive length and concludes in a sharp point and the rear portion consists of extra fabric that sags off of the wearer's head
Description:
Title written in black ink in artist's hand below image., Signed by the artist's signature in black ink in lower left., and For further information, consult library staff.
Drawing of Whitehall Palace framed by two pencilled lines and mounted on a secondary sheet
Description:
Drawing attributed to Vertue in pencil on the mount below image and titled in pencil on the verso. Attribution questionable. and Not in Manuscript Catalogue of 1763, but recorded in the Description of Strawberry Hill, 1774, among the rare books of prints and drawings in the library.
Drawing of William Lodge (1649-1689), English born painter, etcher and landscape draughtsman
Alternative Title:
William Lodge, Gent
Description:
Title, caption and Inscription in ink, in Horace Walpole's hand., Drawing that was later used as a basis for an engraving of Lodge in: Catalogue of engravers / digested by Mr. Horace Walpole from the mss. of Mr. George Vertue. Strawberry-Hill : Printed in the year MDCCLXIII [1763], opp. p. 87., and George Vertue, English artist, 1684-1756.
Volume 2, page 24. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A woman, shown full-length, stands in a field in front of a theater, holding a dramatic mask; other masks are at her feet. Surrounding the scene is an oval frame of laurel with 'Wynnstay' on the ribbon at the bottom. A design for an admission ticket for the theater at Wynnstay, the private theater of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn
Description:
Title from inscription in ink at bottom of image., Attribution to Bunbury based on inclusion of the drawing in a volume of the artist's work., Date from local card catalog record., Mounted alongside the print made after this drawing, as well as with another related drawing, on page 24 in volume 2 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs., and Original design for a print in the British Museum; see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: C,3.149.
