Detailed plan of the grounds, buildings, and gardens at Strawberry Hill, as viewed from above. The boundaries of Horace Walpole's property are delineated with a red dotted line, and the roads and properties immediately adjacent are shown. Some feature...
Description:
Titled by the artist in ink at bottom of sheet.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Wash drawing depicting one face of a bridge spanning a stream, with a depiction of the bridge's footprint drawn below. A scale bar is present at the bottom
Description:
Title from note below image in Thomas Kirgate's hand.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Watercolor drawing of the chapel on the grounds of Horace Walpole's estate Strawberry Hill, in Twickenham, Middlesex, before the completion of the approach
Description:
Title written in unknown contemporary hand at bottom of sheet, below image.
Drawing depicting a large section of ceiling in the Holbein Chamber at Strawberry Hill. Trefoils and quatrefoils are included among the Gothic elements in the ornate design
Alternative Title:
Ceiling of the Holbein Chamber
Description:
Titled in Thomas Kirgate's hand above image on mounting page.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Architectural decorations & ornaments, and Ceilings
Proposed design for the library at Strawberry Hill. The drawing was later mounted in Horace Walpole's portfolio of Bentley's drawings
Alternative Title:
First designs for the library at Strawberryhill
Description:
Title from Horace Walpole's note in ink on verso with notes about elevations and dimensions in Horace Walpole's hand in ink. Title on mount also in Walpole's hand.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Private libraries, and Libraries (Rooms)
