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1862 Anecdotes of PAINTING Horace Walpole in England
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.



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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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