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1. A perspective view of Richard Hands Bunn House at Chelsey who has the honour to serve the Royal Family [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1750?]
- Call Number:
- 730.00.00.05+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Façade of the bungalow in Chelsea, with colonnade at front; above at centre the royal arms, with soldiers and men holding scientific instruments on either side
- Description:
- Title engraved below image., Publication date from British Museum online catalogue., and Formerly dated 1730.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- Chelsea (London, England), England, and London.
- Subject (Topic):
- Buildings, structures, etc, Bungalows, Facades, Scientific equipment, British, and Soldiers
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A perspective view of Richard Hands Bunn House at Chelsey who has the honour to serve the Royal Family [graphic].
2. A view of Guild Hall in King Street, London [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [January 1751]
- Call Number:
- Quarto 724 771N
- Collection Title:
- Page 153. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "View of the old façade of Guildhall with the Chapel, Blackwell Hall, and the old Law Courts; elegantly dressed figures in foreground with a decorative carriage approaching the arched entrance."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- View of Guildhall in King Street, London
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Plate from: The gentleman's magazine, or, Monthly intelligencer. London : Printed by Edw. Cave ..., v. 21 (January 1751), page 49., In lower margin is a key (numbered 1 to 9) to the buildings depicted: 1. Blackwell Hall. 2. Guild Hall Chappell ..., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of text from upper margin. Missing text supplied from impression in the British Museum, registration no.: 1880,1113.3580., "Gent. Mag." etched in upper left margin; "Jan. 1751" etched in upper right margin., Mounted to 32 x 26 cm., and Mounted on page 153 in a copiously extra-illustrated copy of: King, R. The new London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality. London : Printed for J. Cooke [and 3 others], [1771?].
- Publisher:
- Edw. Cave
- Subject (Name):
- Guildhall (London, England),
- Subject (Topic):
- Facades and Carriages & coaches
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A view of Guild Hall in King Street, London [graphic].
3. Door of the cottage [art original]
- Creator:
- Chute, John, 1701-1776, artist
- Published / Created:
- [not after 1776]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3582 (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Drawing of the door and front facade of the cottage on the grounds of Strawberry Hill. The gable roof portico is decorated with the letter "H" followed by three cross crosslets and then the letter "W", as well as with a star near the peak of the gable. Two rectangles (windows?) with images of tools flank the doorway; a short fence with a quatrefoil design is in the foreground
- Description:
- Title and statement of responsibility written below image on mounting page, in Horace Walpole's hand., Date of production based on John Chute's death date., and Mounted on page 176 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)
- Subject (Topic):
- Homes and haunts, Doors & doorways, Fences, Facades, and Dwellings
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Door of the cottage [art original]
4. Skinners' Hall [art original].
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1850?]
- Call Number:
- 646 802 M243 v.1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- View of the exterior of the Skinners' Hall, Dowgate Hill, London; Ionic pillasters across front with central pediment above, coat of arms in center of pediment; wrought iron fence at street level, with gates and lamp posts in front of the two visible doors
- Description:
- Titled in watercolor beneath image., Unsigned; artist identified., Approximate date supplied by cataloger, based on the 1849 date of the latest printed item inserted as an extra-illustration alongside this drawing., and Bound in after page 356 in volume 2 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Malcolm, J.P. Londinium redivivum, or, An antient history and modern description of London.
- Subject (Name):
- Worshipful Company of Skinners.
- Subject (Topic):
- Buildings, Facades, and Guilds
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Skinners' Hall [art original].
5. View of the new front, towards Bridges Street, of the principal entry to the Theatre Royal Drury Lane [graphic] = La nouvelle façade, vers Bridges Street, de la principale entrée du Theatre Royal Drury Lane
- Creator:
- Begbie, P., printmaker
- Published / Created:
- published as the act directs, 1776.
- Call Number:
- Folio 53 Sh52 M78
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "View of the grand front of the theatre; a lion and unicorn to left and right of the pedament at top, with a sculpture of armour and weapons in the centre, pillasters across middle of building and an iron balcony above ground floor; in foreground to right a carriage and a sedan chair, to the left street traders and other figures."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Nouvelle façade, vers Bridges Street, de la principale entrée du Theatre Royal Drury Lane
- Description:
- Titles engraved below image, in English and French., "Possibly an illustration from 'The Works in Architecture of Robert and James Adam', 1773-1822"--Curator's comments, British Museum online catlalogue, registration no.: 1880,1113.3116., and Tipped in at page 640 (leaf numbered '89' in pencil) in volume 4 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- London (England), England, London., and London,
- Subject (Name):
- Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England), and Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Buildings, structures, etc, Buildings, Theaters, Facades, Carriages & coaches, Sedan chairs, Street vendors, and Dogs
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > View of the new front, towards Bridges Street, of the principal entry to the Theatre Royal Drury Lane [graphic] = La nouvelle façade, vers Bridges Street, de la principale entrée du Theatre Royal Drury Lane
6. [Design for the facade of the chapel at Strawberry Hill] [art original].
- Creator:
- Chute, John, 1701-1776, artist
- Published / Created:
- [not after 1776]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3582 (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Drawing of the front face of the chapel at Strawberry Hill, with quatrefoils and other Gothic elements present in the design. A scale bar in feet runs along the bottom of the image
- Description:
- Title devised by curator., Unsigned; attribution to John Chute from local catalog card. A note in W.S. Lewis's hand on mounting page suggests that Thomas Gayfere, the mason who built the chapel, might instead be the artist., Date of production based on John Chute's death date., and Mounted on page 172 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)
- Subject (Topic):
- Homes and haunts, Elevations, and Facades
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Design for the facade of the chapel at Strawberry Hill] [art original].
7. [Matilda and young stranger speaking from the windows] [art original].
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1800]
- Call Number:
- 24 17 791P Copy 7
- Collection Title:
- Opposite page 69. Castle of Otranto.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A scene from Horace Walpole's Gothic novel The castle of Otranto, with the characters Matilda and Theodore speaking to one another from windows on separate levels of the castle. One facade of the castle is shown, with two trees growing in the foreground and additional trees, fields, hills, and a pond visible in the distance on the right. Matilda can be seen in the open half of an arched window on the upper floor; she looks outward, her arm propped against the opposite side of the window. Theodore, in a similar pose, looks out from the open window on the level below
- Description:
- Title devised by curator., Unsigned; artist not identified., Date of production supplied by curator., and Mounted opposite page 69 in an extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. The castle of Otranto. Parma : Printed by Bodoni, for J. Edwards, London, MDCCXCI [1791].
- Subject (Name):
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
- Subject (Topic):
- Castles & palaces and Facades
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Matilda and young stranger speaking from the windows] [art original].
