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East front of Strawberry Hill
Title
[East front of Strawberry Hill] [art original]
Production
[Twickenham?], [approximately 1769?]
Physical Description
1 drawing : watercolor with outlining in black ink ; sheet 136 x 190 mm
Medium
laid paper.
5 3/8 x 7 1/2 in.
Notes
Title devised by cataloger.
Another larger drawing of this view: Strawberry Hill chiefly taken in the year 1769 by Mr. Sandby. Cf. Lewis Walpole Library call no.: 769.00.0077dr++.
Drawing that was later used as the basis of an engraving entitled "East front of Strawberry Hill" that appeared in the 1784 edition of: A description of the villa of Horace Walpole.
Provenance
Purchased by W.S. Lewis from H. Stuart Beazley, June 1960.
Biographical / Historical Note
Paul Sandby (bap. 1731-1809), English artist and architect.
Summary
Watercolor of the view from the east of Horace Walpole's home, Strawberry Hill in Twickenham, with two men pulling a lawn roller across the grass.
Variant and related titles
In-house title: Strawberry Hill from the southeast
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 07, 2008
References
Paul Sandby, East Front of Strawberry Hill. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Paul Sandby, East Front of Strawberry Hill. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Landscape drawings.
Views.
Watercolors (visual works)
Watermarks (Paper)
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