1862 Anecdotes of PAINTING Horace Walpole in England
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1862 Anecdotes of PAINTING Horace Walpole in England FAMOUS ART Philosophy 3v
“The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think.”
― Horace Walpole
Horace Walpole was an English historian during the 18th-century, known for his letters, his collection of writings on noble authors, art commentary, and philosophical novels. One of Walpole’s best and most famous works was his ‘Anecdotes of Painting in England’. This work is filled with dozens of engravings of notable English art, portraits, sculptures, paintings of royal families, and iconic scenes.
This 1862 edition includes 170 illustrations across all 3 volumes as well as additional notes by Ralph N. Wornum, and Vertue's catalogue of engravers who have been born or resided in England.
Item number: #9673
Price: $550
WALPOLE, Horace
Anecdotes of painting in England: with some account of the principal artists and incidental notes on other arts, also, a catalogue of engravers who have been born or resided in England
London: Henry G. Bohn, 1862.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages; 3 volumes
Vol. I – xxxii, 351, [1]
27 engraved plates
22 woodcut engravings
Vol. II – [5], 352-720
31 engraved plates
52 woodcut engravings
Vol. III – [4], 721-1007, [1]; 481-510, [2]; [38]
23 engraved plates
15 woodcut engravings
Provenance: Armorial Bookplate – Benjamin Greene Arnold
Benjamin Greene Arnold (1813-1894) was the first president of the New York Coffee Exchange. He was known as America’s pioneer “Coffee King”.
Language: English
Binding: Leather; tight & secure
Size: ~8.75in X 5.75in (22cm x 14.5cm)
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9673
“The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think.”
― Horace Walpole
Horace Walpole was an English historian during the 18th-century, known for his letters, his collection of writings on noble authors, art commentary, and philosophical novels. One of Walpole’s best and most famous works was his ‘Anecdotes of Painting in England’. This work is filled with dozens of engravings of notable English art, portraits, sculptures, paintings of royal families, and iconic scenes.
This 1862 edition includes 170 illustrations across all 3 volumes as well as additional notes by Ralph N. Wornum, and Vertue's catalogue of engravers who have been born or resided in England.
Item number: #9673
Price: $550
WALPOLE, Horace
Anecdotes of painting in England: with some account of the principal artists and incidental notes on other arts, also, a catalogue of engravers who have been born or resided in England
London: Henry G. Bohn, 1862.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages; 3 volumes
Vol. I – xxxii, 351, [1]
27 engraved plates
22 woodcut engravings
Vol. II – [5], 352-720
31 engraved plates
52 woodcut engravings
Vol. III – [4], 721-1007, [1]; 481-510, [2]; [38]
23 engraved plates
15 woodcut engravings
Provenance: Armorial Bookplate – Benjamin Greene Arnold
Benjamin Greene Arnold (1813-1894) was the first president of the New York Coffee Exchange. He was known as America’s pioneer “Coffee King”.
Language: English
Binding: Leather; tight & secure
Size: ~8.75in X 5.75in (22cm x 14.5cm)
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
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