Strawberry Hill, the renowned seat of Horace Walpole : Mr. George Robins is honoured by having been selected by the Earl of Waldegrave, to sell by public competition, the valuable contents of Strawberry Hill, : and it may fearlessly be proclaimed as the most distinguished gem that has ever adorned the annals of auctions. It is definitely fixed for Monday, the 25th day of April, 1842, and twenty-three following days .. (1842)
Robins, George Henry, 1778-1847, Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797, Costello, Dudley, 1803-1865 · [London : George Robins] · leaf 24
n terra cotta and marble, we proceeded to the North Chamber,filled, like every other, with pictures, antiquities, and objects otvirtd. To begin with comparatively modern times, two pictures by Hogarth are, at the least,attractive. One of these is the original sketch of the Beggars Opera, bought at… … Mrs. Toft is at the harpsichord, Margarita is entering in black; the gentleman with a patchover one eye is Sir Robert Rich. Near the chimney-piece is a large picture of Henry theEighth and one of his Queens, Edward the Sixth, Mary and Philip of Spain, and QueenElizabeth, with several allegorical…
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 · Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England) · Private libraries · Art · Art objects
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