A view of Marble Hill at Twickenham from across the Thames. In the foreground, along the edge of the river, a man on horseback holds the reins of a pair of horses as they drink; a dog stands in the shallow water looking up at the rider. A sail boat approaches from the left of the image while another, without its rigging, approaches from the right, another punt boat along its side. In the center of the image are a pair of rowboats. In the distance, on the opposite shore, is a view of the lawns leading up to the villa and the grove of trees flanking each side
Description:
Title inscribed by the artist at the bottom of the image., Inscribed with the date and monogram of the artist in lower right corner of the image., AH is the monogram of Augustin Heckel., Inscribed by Horace Walpole on the verso: "Marble Hill at Twickenham, villa built by King George 2nd for Henrietta Hobart, wife of Mr. Howard, afterwards Earl of Suffolk. The house was designed by Henry Herbert, Earl of Pembroke.", Formerly housed as part of the SH Contents collection., Possibly part of the collection of drawings described as no. 3678 by A.T. Hazen in Catalogue of Horace Walpole's library and dispersed at the Strawberry Hill sale, viii, lot 154., and For further information, consult library staff.
A design for St. Hubert's Priory, a perspective with part plan showing piers of the tower. The steeple has been drawn on a separate piece of paper and mounted to the sheet with the main building, cut to line up with the roof line
Description:
Title from Horace Walpole's ms. note in ink on mount below drawing., Date from J. Harris., With a note in Horace Walpole's hand in ink below title: N.B. This was built, but pulled down after her death., With a watermark (partial) in center of sheet., and Formerly mounted on leaf 51 in an album assembled by Horace Walpole: Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley ... [Strawberry Hill], [ca. 1760].
