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11.
London and its environs about 1750 [graphic].

Published / Created:
[between 1750 and 1792]
Call Number:
Folio 75 L847 750
Image Count:
81
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A collection of sixty-four prints (mostly engravings and etchings) showing views of London and its vicinity, including views of Chelsea with Ranelagh, Hampstead, Highgate from Upper Halloway, Old Bedham with the gardens in front, Whitehall with the gatehouse, Grosvenor Square, St. Mary's Church on the Strand with old Somerset House, The Royale Mews in Charing Cross, St. James's Square with the Round Pond, Covent Gardent, Royal Gardens of Somerset, Hampstead, and scarce views of Barnes and Richmond as well as views of Twickenham, and many other scenes in and around London in the later half of the 18th century
Subject (Geographic):
England, London., Thames River (England), Saint James's Park (London, England), Twickenham (London, England), and London (England)
Subject (Topic):
Parks, Gardens, and Hospitals
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > London and its environs about 1750 [graphic].

12.
[Scene at Twickenham] [art original]

Creator:
Laporte, John, 1761-1839, artist
Published / Created:
[1785]
Call Number:
LWL Ptg. 153 Framed, UFS Rack 1C-D
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A scene along the Thames River in Twickenham with modest functional structures on the wooded banks bustling with activity. Barges with sails float on the water. A man leads two horses from the shore while other horses ford the river. A man with a companion pushes a wheelbarrow while a family strolls in the middle distance. On the far shore smoke billows from a chimney stack among a cluster of buildings
Alternative Title:
Wooded river landscape and Thames at Twickenham
Description:
Title, artist and date on brass plate on frame: Scene at Twickenham by J. Laporte. 1785., Title from 2005 Christie's appraisal: A wooded river landscape, traditionally identified as The Thames at Twickenham., and Signed lower left: J. Laporte 1785.
Subject (Geographic):
Thames River (England), and Twickenham (London, England)
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [Scene at Twickenham] [art original]

13.
A general view of the city of London, next the River Thames Vüe générale de la ville de Londres

Published / Created:
[between 1751 and 1770]
Call Number:
Folio 75 L847 750
Collection Title:
Leaf 20. London and its environs about 1750.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Bird's eye view of London; the Tower on the right, old London Bridge in the centre with the Monument to its right, St Paul's beyond, Westminster Abbey in the distance at the left; a reduced copy of a print by Bowles."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Vüe générale de la ville de Londres qui comprend la partie la plus voisine de la Tamise
Description:
Titles etched below image, in English and French., Probably a later state, with slight alterations to the plate numbering. For a state with "No. 1" in upper right corner and no number in upper left corner, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1875,0710.4904., Date range for publication from the British Museum online catalogue., Plate reissued by Sayer and Bennett and listed in their 1775 catalogue as part of the series "Twelve views of the city of London and public buildings therein, accurately engraved from the originals taken on the spot", in the section on "Sets of small prints"; see: Sayer and Bennett's enlarged catalogue of new and valuable prints. London : [Sayer and Bennett], 1775, page 86, no. 8., Plate numbered "No. 1" in upper left corner and "1" in upper right corner., Watermark: Curteis & Son 1806., and Leaf 20 in an album of views of London and its vicinity.
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer, map & printseller, at the Golden Buck near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), Thames River (England),, London Bridge (London, England),, England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Tower of London (London, England),, St. Paul's Cathedral (London, England),, and Westminster Abbey,
Subject (Topic):
Monument, The (London, England), Cathedrals, Bridges, Monuments & memorials, Rivers, Boats, and Sailing ships
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A general view of the city of London, next the River Thames Vüe générale de la ville de Londres qui comprend la partie la plus voisine de la Tamise. [graphic] =

14.
A view of the Royal Hospital at Greenwich Vü̈e de l'Hôpital Royale de Greenwich. [graphic] =

Published / Created:
[between 1750 and 1770]
Call Number:
Folio 75 L847 750
Collection Title:
Leaf 18. London and its environs about 1750.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"View of Greenwich Hospital from the River Thames; a variety of boats in foreground including the back-end of a large sailing ship on the left."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Vü̈e de l'Hôpital Royale de Greenwich
Description:
Titles etched below image, in English and French., Date range for publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1875,0710.4900., Plate reissued by Sayer and Bennett and listed in their 1775 catalogue as part of the series "Twelve views of his Majesty's palaces and royal hospitals, and other public buildings in London, &c.", in the section on "Sets of small prints"; see: Sayer and Bennett's enlarged catalogue of new and valuable prints. London : [Sayer and Bennett], 1775, page 87, no. 9., Imperfect; plate number mostly erased from upper right corner of sheet. Missing number supplied from impression in the British Museum., Plate numbered "3" in upper right corner., Watermark: 1804., and Leaf 18 in an album of views of London and its vicinity.
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer, map & printseller, at the Golden Buck near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), Thames River (England),, England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich,
Subject (Topic):
Hospitals, Boats, and Sailing ships
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A view of the Royal Hospital at Greenwich Vü̈e de l'Hôpital Royale de Greenwich. [graphic] =

15.
A view of London and Westminster, &c. from One Tree Hill, in Greenwich Park Vü̈e de Londres, de

Published / Created:
[between 1750 and 1770]
Call Number:
Folio 75 L847 750
Collection Title:
Leaf 17. London and its environs about 1750.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"View of London from the park, elegantly dressed figures on hill in foreground, the observatory on a hill to the left, the Old Royal Naval College at the end of the park and the Thames and the City of London beyond."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Vü̈e de Londres, de Westminster, &c. du côte de la montagne appellée One-Tree Hill dans le Parc de Greenwich
Description:
Titles etched below image, in English and French., Date range for publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1875,0710.4901., Plate reissued by Sayer and Bennett and listed in their 1775 catalogue as part of the series "Twelve views of his Majesty's palaces and royal hospitals, and other public buildings in London, &c.", in the section on "Sets of small prints"; see: Sayer and Bennett's enlarged catalogue of new and valuable prints. London : [Sayer and Bennett], 1775, page 87, no. 9., Imperfect; plate number mostly erased from upper right corner of sheet. Missing number supplied from impression in the British Museum., Plate numbered "1" in upper right corner., Watermark: 1804., and Leaf 17 in an album of views of London and its vicinity.
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer, map & printseller, at the Golden Buck near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), Westminster (London, England), Thames River (England),, Greenwich Park (London, England),, England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich, and Royal Observatory, Greenwich,
Subject (Topic):
Parks, Hospitals, Hills, and Astronomical observatories
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A view of London and Westminster, &c. from One Tree Hill, in Greenwich Park Vü̈e de Londres, de Westminster, &c. du côte de la montagne appellée One-Tree Hill dans le Parc de Greenwich. [graphic] =

16.
[South front of Strawberry Hill] [art original].

Creator:
Sandby, Paul, 1731-1809, artist
Published / Created:
[1769]
Call Number:
49 3485 (12) no. 2 Framed, shelved in LFS Bin 69
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Watercolor of the view of Horace Walpole's home, Strawberry Hill in Twickenham, with the Thames River and the lawns
Description:
Title devised by curator., Companion drawing to his: Strawberry Hill chiefly taken in the year 1769 by Mr. Sandby. Lewis Walpole call no.: 49 3485 (12) no. 1., Drawing that was later used as the basis of an engraving for A description of the villa of Horace Walpole (1784) entitled: South front of Strawberry Hill., and Paul Sandby (bap. 1731-1809), English artist and architect.
Subject (Geographic):
Thames River (England), England, and Twickenham.
Subject (Name):
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Houses
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [South front of Strawberry Hill] [art original].

17.
Dr. Battys house at Twickenham as view'd from the opposite shore of the River Thames Vüe de la

Creator:
Heckel, Augustin, approximately 1690-1770, artist
Published / Created:
[not before 1764]
Call Number:
Topos M627 no. 12+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"View looking across the river towards the grand house fronting the Thames; three horses pull a fishing boat in foreground, a tree to the left"--British Museum online catalogue, description of a later state of the same composition
Alternative Title:
Doctor Battys house at Twickenham as viewed from the opposite shore of the River Thames and Vüe de la maison de Monsieur le Docteur Batty a Twickenham prise du rivage opposee de la Tamisè
Description:
Title from text below image., Artist attribution from original drawing in The Lewis Walpole Library., Date of publication based on the separation of John and Carington Bowles's names in imprint statement. See British Museum online catalogue., Reissue of a print originally published in 1749 by John Bowles. See British Museum online catalogue., "Publish'd according to act of Parliament"--Below image., No. 10, "Hon. George Shirley," 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., No. 12, "Dr. William Battie," 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 Watermark: J. Whatman.
Publisher:
Printed for John Bowles, No. 13 in Cornhill & Carington Bowles, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard
Subject (Geographic):
Twickenham (London, England), Thames River (England),, England, and Twickenham.
Subject (Name):
Batty, Robert, 1763?-1849
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, Houses, Estates, Rivers, Horses, and Boats
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Dr. Battys house at Twickenham as view'd from the opposite shore of the River Thames Vüe de la maison de Monsieur le Docteur Batty a Twickenham prise du rivage opposee de la Tamisè. [graphic] =

18.
An exact view of London Bridge since the conflagration of the late temporary bridge

Published / Created:
[approximately 1758]
Call Number:
758.00.00.34++
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
text and still image
Abstract:
A broadside on London Bridge and its partial destruction by fire on 11 April 1758, with an account on the history of bridges on the site and an engraving of the view of London and the River Thames, with the remains of London Bridge in the centre above; engraved title above and letterpress title and text in two columns below
Alternative Title:
Chronological and historical account from the first building a bridge across the River Thames from London to Southwark ...
Description:
Title from etched text above the design., Letterpress caption title below image and above the two columns of text: A chronological and historical account from the first building a bridge across the River Thames from London to Southwark, 'till the late conflagration of the temporary bridge, the 11th of April, 1758., Titled 'An exact View of London Bridge since the conflagration of the late temporary Bridge, 11th of April, 1758: with an historical account of ditto, sold by W. Herbert' in the Catalogue of Maps, Prints, Drawings, etc., forming the geographical and topographical collection attached to the Library of his late Majesty King George the third, etc, London, 1829., "Price one shilling plain. Colour'd eighteen pence.", Plate mark: 22 x 35 cm., Imperfect; sheet trimmed with loss of price statement from bottom edge., and Mounted to: 57 x 38 cm.
Publisher:
Sold by William Herbert, under the Piazzas, on the remains of London-Bridge
Subject (Geographic):
Thames River (England), England, London, London., and London (England)
Subject (Name):
London Bridge (London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Rivers, Bridges, Ruins, Ships, and British
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > An exact view of London Bridge since the conflagration of the late temporary bridge

19.
View of Mr. Hindley's, formerly Lord Radnor's, at Twickenham, with a prospect of Strawberry-hill

Creator:
Scott, Samuel, approximately 1710-1772, artist
Published / Created:
1758.
Call Number:
Folio 49 3575.6++ (Oversize)
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
A view taken from the Thames River looking upstream towards Teddington includes a view of Radnor House on the right. A lady and gentleman walk along the path across the grounds leading to the waterfront and the ramp for boat launchings. On the left of the property along the river's edge is a Chinese summer house and in the distance is Horace Walpole's villa Strawberry Hill. A barge pulling a skiff approaches from the left in foreground
Alternative Title:
View of Mr. Hindley's, formerly Lord Radnor's, at Twickenham, with a prospect of Strawberry Hill
Description:
Title, artist name, and date from ms. note in Horace Walpole's hand on verso., Horace Walpole's note on verso: View of Mr Hindley's, formerly Lord Radnors' at, Twickenham, with a prospect of Strawberry-hill, by Mr Scott, 1758., and Also dated and signed in image, lower right: "1758 S. Scott 1758".
Subject (Geographic):
Twickenham (London, England) and Thames River (England)
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797, Hindley, John Atherton, Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England), and Radnor House (London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, Estates, Barges, and Summer houses
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > View of Mr. Hindley's, formerly Lord Radnor's, at Twickenham, with a prospect of Strawberry-hill [art original]

20.
View of Richmond Hill with some imaginary buildings [art original]

Creator:
Müntz, Jean-Henri, 1727-1798, artist
Published / Created:
[1758]
Call Number:
SH Views M92 no. 4+ Box 205
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A view of the Thames River with Richmond Hill in the distance. In the right foreground, a row boat pulls away from shore with a rower and his female passenger. A party of two women and a man are left on shore; behind them a man and woman talk over the fence that separates a grove of trees from the shoreline. Further down the river a boat sails away from the viewer
Alternative Title:
View of Richmond Hill from Twickenham
Description:
Title written in ink below image in Horace Walpole's hand., Strasburg lily watermark., and On verso, in Thomas Kirgate's hand: "H. Walpole". Also with a pressmark[?]: E895.
Subject (Geographic):
Richmond upon Thames (London, England) and Thames River (England)
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > View of Richmond Hill with some imaginary buildings [art original]

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