Two elevations and three floor plans of Marble Hill House, Twickenham. Design consists of five images in two rows, each with a caption in English and French etched below
Alternative Title:
Maison dans Twittenham Middlesex aproche le Rivier Thames
Description:
Title from text between the two rows of images., Date of publication based on that of volume in which the plate appears., Plate from: Vitruvius Britannicus : or, The British architect ... / by Colen Campbell ... [London, 1715-1731]., "P. 93. Vol. 3d."--Upper left corner., No. 24, "Marble Hill," on Edith McKeon Abbott's map: Horace Walpole's Twickenham 1747-1797, in v. 42 of the Yale Edition of Horace Walpole's Correspondence. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1980., and With letterpress description of Marble Hill on separate sheet (23 x 23 cm).
Wash drawing depicting one of the pavillions of the Gunnersbury House, Middlesex. John Webb (1611-1672) was the architect, and the property was owned by Princess Amelia, the third daughter of King George II from 1762 until 1786. A view from the front of the building which features a single archway entrance, a central tall slender spire or steeple capped by a cross, and two smaller spires on either side. Pasted on mount with three other views of the Gunnersbury House property
Description:
Title from caption inscribed by artist below each of the four images., Date from local card catalog record., and For further information, consult library staff.
Elevation du costé du jardin del la maison du Monsieur Monsr. Iohnston a Twittenham dans la comté de Midlesex
Description:
Title from captions below images., Date of publication based on that of volume in which the plate appears., Three designs on one plate, each individually titled below., Plate from: Vitruvius Britannicus : or, The British architect ... / by Colen Campbell ... [London], 1715-1731]., "P. 77."--Upper right corner., No. 22, "Mr. and Mrs. George Morton Pitt," on Edith McKeon Abbott's map: Horace Walpole's Twickenham 1747-1797, in v. 42 of the Yale Edition of Horace Walpole's Correspondence. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1980., and Partial watermark.
