A view of Little Strawberry Hill, home of Lady Diana Beauclerk, looking from the north(?) across the lawns, the house is shown in the shadows on the right while in the distance on the left is the Thames River. On the left in the foreground a gentleman walks on the stile to cross the fence near a large tree on the other side of which begins a stone wall along the bottom of the property
Alternative Title:
Little Marble Hill
Description:
Title inscribed in right corner within the French mount., Inscribed in lower right corner of image with the artist's name and date., Alternative title devised by curator., Printed label pasted on verso: "Strawberry Hill by J.C. Barrow, comissioned by Horace Walpole, signed J.C. Barrow, 1789." A line has been drawn through the words "Strawberry Hill"., Probably a preliminary sketch for a drawing that was used in Horace Walpole extra-illustrated copy of Description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole (Folio 49 2522)., Formerly shelved as part of the SH Views collection., Possibly part of the collection of drawings described as no. 3678 by A.T. Hazen in Catalogue of Horace Walpole's library and dispersed at the Strawberry Hill sale, viii, lot 154., and For further information, consult library staff.
A view of Marble Hill at Twickenham from across the Thames. In the foreground, along the edge of the river, a man on horseback holds the reins of a pair of horses as they drink; a dog stands in the shallow water looking up at the rider. A sail boat approaches from the left of the image while another, without its rigging, approaches from the right, another punt boat along its side. In the center of the image are a pair of rowboats. In the distance, on the opposite shore, is a view of the lawns leading up to the villa and the grove of trees flanking each side
Description:
Title inscribed by the artist at the bottom of the image., Inscribed with the date and monogram of the artist in lower right corner of the image., AH is the monogram of Augustin Heckel., Inscribed by Horace Walpole on the verso: "Marble Hill at Twickenham, villa built by King George 2nd for Henrietta Hobart, wife of Mr. Howard, afterwards Earl of Suffolk. The house was designed by Henry Herbert, Earl of Pembroke.", Formerly housed as part of the SH Contents collection., Possibly part of the collection of drawings described as no. 3678 by A.T. Hazen in Catalogue of Horace Walpole's library and dispersed at the Strawberry Hill sale, viii, lot 154., and For further information, consult library staff.
