In a circular drawing framed by trees in the foreground, a view of the cottage called Strawberry Hill in Twickenham, owned by the fashionable toy dealer Mrs. Chenevix and purchased in 1748 by Horace Walpole. The small ivy-covered house stands at center surrounded by green meadows divided by hedgerows; the Thames is barely visible in the distance on the right. In the foreground a gentleman with a walking stick passes a stile
Description:
Title written below image, from a quotation in Horace Walpole's letter to Henry Seymour Conway, 8 June 1747., Signed and dated by the artist in lower portion of image., Place of production inferred from artist's city of residence during this time period., Page reference for quotation written below title: Page 12., and Bound in as page 132 in volume 1 of M.C.D. Borden's extensively extra-illustrated copy of: Horace Walpole and his world / edited by L. B. Seeley ... London : Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday, 1884.
Page 73. Catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Exterior view of the temporary wooden structure built for the Strawberry Hill Sale of 1842, with part of Horace Walpole's Gothic villa visible on the left
Description:
Title and statement of responsibility written in ink below image, on mounting sheet., Artist "E.B." identified as E. Bell in local card catalog record., Date of production based on the 1842 publication date of the Strawberry Hill sale catalogue, into which this drawing was inserted as an illustration., and Mounted on page 73 in an extra-illustrated copy of A catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill.
A view of the grounds of Strawberry Hill, the villa only partially visible through a gap in the trees. In the foreground stands the obelisk on a knoll, behind and to the right of which is the cottage with sheep in front. At left, cows graze on the lawn in front of the villa, and behind them a man and a woman walk on a path towards the house. On the far right another man walks along the road
Description:
Titled in Thomas Kirgate's hand below image on mounting page., Unsigned; artist unidentified., Date of production based on Horace Walpole's death date., and Mounted on page 10 (formerly I) 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),
"View of the Gothic mansion with pinnacles on the battlemented roof and pointed arched windows, seen across the lawn to the right, surrounded by trees, with others to the left and two men in the left foreground, one sweeping the lawn, the other guiding a horse which draws a roller."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker unidentified; after a drawing by Paul Sandby., Later state of the plate, with volume and page numbering added in upper right corner. Plate originally engraved for: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry-Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784., Plate from: The Works of Horatio Walpole, Earl of Orford. London : Printed for G.G and J. Robinson, 1798, v. 2., Numbered in the upper right: Vol. II. Pl. II. P. 512., and Single crease through the center of the image.
Publisher:
G.G. and J. Robinson
Subject (Geographic):
Twickenham (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, and Estates
"View of the Gothic mansion with pinnacles on the battlemented roof and pointed arched windows, seen across the lawn to the right, surrounded by trees, with others to the left and two men in the left foreground, one sweeping the lawn, the other guiding a horse which draws a roller."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker unidentified; after a drawing by Paul Sandby., Later state of the plate, with volume and page numbering added in upper right corner. Plate originally engraved for: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry-Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784., Plate from: The Works of Horatio Walpole, Earl of Orford. London : Printed for G.G and J. Robinson, 1798, v. 2., Numbered in the upper right: Vol. II. Pl. II. P. 512., and Two creases through the image.
Publisher:
G.G. and J. Robinson
Subject (Geographic):
Twickenham (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, and Estates
Title written in unknown hand at bottom left corner of sheet, below image., Formerly titled in repository as: "North front.", Unknown artist., Formerly shelved as part of the SH Views collection., Note on verso: There is nothing to show when this was done. It is almost parallel with the "North front" in Bedford's Description (p. 20), 1784 which says "Barlow del et sculp.", and For further information, consult library staff.
Page 71. Catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Exterior view of the temporary wooden structure built for the Strawberry Hill Sale of 1842, with part of Horace Walpole's Gothic villa visible on the left
Description:
Title and statement of responsibility written in ink below image, on mounting sheet., Artist "E.B." identified as E. Bell in local card catalog record., Date of production based on the 1842 publication date of the Strawberry Hill sale catalogue, into which this drawing was inserted as an illustration., and Mounted on page 71 in an extra-illustrated copy of A catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill.
Drawing of part of the wall decoration, possibly a frieze or wallpaper, of the Round Tower at Strawberry Hill. An image of a cherub placing a vase upon a pedestal is present within an oval at the bottom of the design
Description:
Title from note on verso in an unidentified hand., Unsigned; artist unidentified., Date of production based on Horace Walpole's death date., and Formerly laid in at page 103 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, Friezes (Ornamental bands), Wallpapers, and Putti
Page 121.11. Description of the villa of Horace Walpole ...
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Titles from notes in ink below images, in Horace Walpole's hand., Unsigned; attributed to Horace Walpole by curator., Date of production based on Horace Walpole's death date., Two small drawings on one sheet, side by side. The leftmost drawing, which shows the earlier iteration of the house, includes labels in Walpole's hand: Mrs. Chenevix's library ; East bed ch. ; East parlour ; staircase ; closet ; kitchen., and Mounted on page 121.11 in Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. A description of the villa of Horace Walpole ... Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, MDCCLXXIV [1774-1786]. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 22, copy 3.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England),
Morris, Thomas, approximately 1750-approximately 1811, printmaker
Published / Created:
[ca. 1784]
Call Number:
Folio 33 30 Copy 11
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A gothic arch with statues of a cleric at left and knight at right in niches beside a blank section in the centre with jester above, the structure surmounted by a portrait bust of Henry VII, portrait roundels and shields below and a sword lying in the foreground with a banner inscribed: Fari Quae Sentait."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a proof state
Alternative Title:
Description of Strawberry Hill
Description:
Title etched below image; abridged title of book etched at center of image: A descripiton of Strawberry Hill., Publication information from that of the volume for which the print was made., Frontispiece to: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry-Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784., For a proof state lacking text within image, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1895,1031.221., Mounted on page 2 of Richard Bull's copiously extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. 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 13., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Printed by Thomas Kirgate
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England),
