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1.
View of the offices at Strawberry-Hill [art original]

Creator:
Barrow, Joseph Charles, artist
Published / Created:
[1791]
Call Number:
Folio 49 3582 (Oversize) Box 2
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
View of the offices at Horace Walpole's villa Strawberry Hill, with a view of the grounds and gardens. A well-dressed young gentleman stands with one gardener with a rake in his hand while another gardener behind them bends over a wheelbarrow
Alternative Title:
New offices at Strawberry-Hill, designed by James Essex of Cambridge, & built in 1790
Description:
Joseph Charles Barrow (fl. 1789-1802), English artist., Title, statement of responsibility, and date from note on verso, in ink in Horace Walpole's hand., Alternative title from note in Thomas Kirgate's hand on former mounting page in volume: The new offices at Strawberry-Hill, designed by James Essex of Cambridge, & built in 1790. Drawn by J.C. Barrow, 1791., and Formerly mounted on page 204 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):
Essex, James, 1722-1784., Walpole, Horace 1717-1797, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts and Estates
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > View of the offices at Strawberry-Hill [art original]

2.
A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole : youngest son of Sir Robert Walpole Earl of

Creator:
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797
Published / Created:
MDCCLXXXIV [1784]
Call Number:
Folio 33 30 Copy 11
Image Count:
276
Description:
Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy available as in a pdf., Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 13., Copiously extra-illustrated by Richard Bull with prints, drawings by John Carter, and Strawberry Hill Press detached pieces. Inlaid to folio probably before 1790, with letterpress pages and illustrations decorated with ruled edges, on fronts and backs of pages. Autograph memoranda by Walpole inserted. Coat of arms of Richard Bull painted inside cover. Formerly bound in russia, now in green morocco., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Printed by Thomas Kirgate
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Country homes
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole : youngest son of Sir Robert Walpole Earl of Orford at Strawberry-Hill at Twickenham, Middlesex. With an inventory of the furniture, pictures, curiosities, &c.

3.
A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole : youngest son of Sir Robert Walpole Earl of

Creator:
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797
Published / Created:
MDCCLXXXIV [1784]
Call Number:
Quarto 33 30 Copy 6
Image Count:
85
Description:
Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy available as in a pdf., Bound in are 2 copies of: Harding, S. Epitaph on a canary bird., Russia by C. Lewis, rebacked; on spine: Walpole's Villa. Extra-illustrated with numerous plates and Strawberry Hill Press Detached pieces and original drawings by G.P. Harding and John Carter; ms. notes by Horace Walpole and Thomas Kirgate; name, perhaps S. Boyce, partially erased on the t.p. Probably from Kirgate's library. For further information, consult library staff., and Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 10.
Publisher:
Printed by Thomas Kirgate
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Country homes
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole : youngest son of Sir Robert Walpole Earl of Orford at Strawberry-Hill at Twickenham, Middlesex. With an inventory of the furniture, pictures, curiosities, &c.

4.
A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole : youngest son of Sir Robert Walpole Earl of

Creator:
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797
Published / Created:
MDCCLXXXIV [1784]
Call Number:
Quarto 33 30 Copy 7
Image Count:
162
Description:
Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy available as in a pdf., Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 9., Inscribed copy: "Bequeathed to Mary Dickenson by her valued friend the Earl of Orford." Numerous notes by Miss Anne Clark. Half calf, with worn marble boards., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Printed by Thomas Kirgate
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Country homes
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole : youngest son of Sir Robert Walpole Earl of Orford at Strawberry-Hill at Twickenham, Middlesex. With an inventory of the furniture, pictures, curiosities, &c.

5.
A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole : youngest son of Sir Robert Walpole Earl of

Creator:
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797
Published / Created:
MDCCLXXXIV [1784]
Call Number:
Folio 33 30 Copy 4
Image Count:
220
Description:
Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy available as in a pdf., Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 11., Extra-illustrated with 100 original drawings, chiefly by G.P. Harding, and numerous engravings. Copy of "The disaster" inserted; also inserted is a ms. account of the occasion for the poem, written in 1871 by Bawtree's grandson. Inlaid to folio, russia, rebacked., and Title page printed in red, black and blue, with Gothic style architectural border in watercolor and watercolor vignette resembling Mary Berry's bookplate with strawberries. Attributed to G.P. Harding. Printed 1797? Trimmed to: 29 x 22.5 cm.
Publisher:
Printed by Thomas Kirgate
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Country homes
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole : youngest son of Sir Robert Walpole Earl of Orford at Strawberry-Hill at Twickenham, Middlesex. With an inventory of the furniture, pictures, curiosities, &c.

6.
A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole : youngest son of Sir Robert Walpole Earl of

Creator:
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797
Published / Created:
MDCCLXXXIV [1784]
Call Number:
Folio 49 3582 (Oversize)
Image Count:
229
Description:
Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy available as in a pdf., Horace Walpole's copiously extra-illustrated copy, folio (65 x 48 cm), with Walpole's arms stamped on covers and with notes by Walpole and Thomas Kirgate. Drawings or proofs before letter are substituted for many of the original plates. Plates wanting - entrance of Strawberry Hill (Drawings removed from framing?). See W.S. Lewis's notes., Items removed from volume are shelved in two solander boxes., Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 12., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Printed by Thomas Kirgate
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Country homes
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole : youngest son of Sir Robert Walpole Earl of Orford at Strawberry-Hill at Twickenham, Middlesex. With an inventory of the furniture, pictures, curiosities, &c.