First leaf following title page. Description of the villa of Horace Walpole ...
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Landscape; view of Strawberry Hill, a neo-gothic house in parkland, seen from a pool in the foreground, with a water-wheel on the left, a horseman on the far bank, sailing-boat on the right and cattle grazing in the field before the house."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
East front of Strawberry Hill, from the river
Description:
Title from note in brown ink below image, in Horace Walpole's hand., Alternative title from Gascoigne., Printmaker's monogrammatic initials etched below image in lower left; date etched below image in lower right., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Mounted on page 8 (formerly G) 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., and The letters "ollaston" added in brown ink by Horace Walpole after the monogrammatic initials etched in lower left corner, completing the printmaker's last name "Wollaston."
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
First leaf following title page. Description of the villa of Horace Walpole ...
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Landscape; view of Strawberry Hill, a neo-gothic house in parkland, seen from a pool in the foreground, with a water-wheel on the left, a horseman on the far bank, sailing-boat on the right and cattle grazing in the field before the house."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
East front of Strawberry Hill, from the river
Description:
Title from note in brown ink below image, in Horace Walpole's hand., Alternative title from Gascoigne., Printmaker's monogrammatic initials etched below image in lower left; date etched below image in lower right., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Mounted on first leaf following title page 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., 1 print : etching with drypoint on laid paper ; sheet 11.3 x 15.7 cm, inlaid to 27 x 21 cm., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and With manuscript title "View of Strawberry Hill" added in brown ink below image. Also added are the letters "ollaston f." to the etched monogrammatic initials "CW" in lower left, completing the statement of responsibility "CWollaston f."
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Drawing of the Armory at Strawberry Hill. On display in an alcove on the left is the armor of Francis I, to the right of which hangs the shield painted with the head of Perseus. Other armor and weapons are displayed on a wall near the center of the design. Two thin columns extend down from the ceiling with decorative arches formed between them. A stained glass window is visible on the back wall, and the ornate railing of a staircase is present in the left foreground. A quiver with arrows (?) hangs on the wall in the right foreground; various armorial shields and pieces of art also decorate the walls. A vase and a carved box sit on the floor
Description:
Title devised by curator., Unsigned; questionable attribution to John Carter from local catalog card., Date of production based on Horace Walpole's death date., and Mounted on page 79 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, Arms & armament, Shields, and Interiors
A drawing of the library at Horace Walpole's home, Strawberry Hill in Twickenham, complete with full shelves with Gothic arches, the chimney-piece imitated from the tomb of John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall in Westminster Abbey, the ceiling painted by Clermont from Walpole's designs as well as statuary and paintings. Outline of a desk in front of the fireplace sketched in.
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Later engraved by Godfrey for the 1784 edition of The description of the villa at Mr. Horace Walpole, at Strawberry Hill., and Edwards, Edward (1738-1806), British painter.
Subject (Geographic):
England and Twickenham.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Dwellings, and Libraries (Rooms)
A view of the north front of Horace Walpole's home Strawberry Hill with a procession lead by a group of monks proceeding away from the viewer toward the entrance of the villa. Also on the road are a coach and a post-chaise with a dog racing along side, supposedly on their way to Hampton Court. On the far right along the fence that encloses the property opposite, is a fountain whose spout is in the shape of a lion's head
Alternative Title:
North entrance of Strawberry Hill
Description:
Title devised by curator. and Note on back of frame: "Rowlandson, North Entrance of Strawberry Hill."
Subject (Geographic):
Twickenham (London, England), England, and Twickenham.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, Dwellings, Carriages & coaches, Houses, Monks, Fountains, and Religious processions
View of the north side of the house at Strawberry Hill, looking towards the screen leading into the Prior's garden. The exterior walls of the house rise above on the left; in the middle distance a man stands within the doorway to the garden, the open door behind him. The courtyard wall and door leading to the road are seen at right
Description:
Title devised by curator., Artist and date of production from curator., and Formerly laid in 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)
A view of the stairway at Strawberry Hill, Twickenham, looking up towards the Armory. The ornate railing of the staircase, each post of which is topped with a single antelope supporting a shield, is prominent in the foreground; its winding path up to the landing containing the Armory and further up to the next floor can be traced. On display on the back wall of the Armory is a cluster of weapons and armor, visible between two columns supporting decorative arches on the ceiling. A stained glass window is visible on the left wall of the Armory; armorial shields are seen above the doors to the right of the window. The walls are decorated with Gothic tracery; part of a quatrefoil window is visible at the top of the image
Description:
Title devised by curator., Attribution to John Carter from local catalog card., Date of production based on probable date for Richard Bull's assembly of the extra-illustrated volume in which this drawing appears. See Hazen., Mounted on page 93 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.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Arms & armament, Interiors, and Stairways
Watercolor drawing showing Horace Walpole without a wig, on the left, facing the viewer, with a letter in hand; the caption under this image reads "after breakfast & in his study." In the center, Walpole with his wig and still with a letter in hand, his other arm bent and raised; the caption under this image reads "Before dinner, when drest, in the cabinet." The third image of Walpole, on the right, shows only his back, shoulders hunched and bent forward; the caption under this image reads "After dinner, & in the gallery."
Alternative Title:
Horace at three times a day
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Date assigned by previous owner., and John Carter (1748-1817), British draughtsman and antiquary.
Two drawings, matted side-by-side, of female figures wearing classical dress (Doric chitons). The figure on the left faces right and holds up one side of a scale (?) with her left hand; the figure on the right, breasts exposed and right arm extended into the air, faces left
Description:
Title devised by curator., Signed with initials by the artist in pencil, in lower right corner of the drawing on the right., Date of production supplied by curator., and Formerly laid in 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)
Two drawings, matted side-by-side, of female figures wearing classical dress (Doric chitons). The figure on the left faces right and holds up one side of a scale (?) with her left hand; the figure on the right, breasts exposed and right arm extended into the air, faces left
Description:
Title devised by curator., Signed with initials by the artist in pencil, in lower right corner of the drawing on the right., Date of production supplied by curator., and Formerly laid in 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)
