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Mr. Walpole's at Twickenham
Title
Mr. Walpole's at Twickenham [art original].
Production
[Twickenham], [approximately 1758?]
Physical Description
1 drawing : watercolor and wash with pen and ink ; sheet 15.1 x 18.4 cm
Medium
laid paper.
Notes
Title inscribed in an unidentified hand at bottom right corner of the image.
A portion of the Vryheyt watermark visible at the bottom of the sheet. Cf. Churchill, W.A. Watermarks in paper, no. 84.
Sheet torn at lower right edge, with loss of the three characters from the title: 'ken' in Twickenham.
Probably a drawing by an amateur, possibly after Müntz's 1758 drawing "East View of Strawberry Hill near Twickenham in Middlesex". Date based on similarity of plantings in the two drawings.
Provenance
Sold by F.J. Sabin to W.S. Lewis, November 1947, £4.10.
Summary
A small watercolor drawing of the east front of Strawberry Hill, Twickenham.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 01, 2011
Subjects
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Watercolors - British - 18th century.
Amateur works.
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