Ædes Walpolianæ: or, A description of the collection of pictures at Houghton-Hall in Norfolk, the seat of the Right Honourable Sir Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford.

Main entry:

Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.

Title & Author:

Ædes Walpolianæ: or, A description of the collection of pictures at Houghton-Hall in Norfolk, the seat of the Right Honourable Sir Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford.

Edition:

The second edition with additions.

Publication:

London : Printed [by John Hughs, ner Lincoln's-Inn-Fields], in the year MDCCLII [1752]

Description:

143, [1] pages, [6] plates : maps, portraits ; 29 cm (4°)

Notes:
Dedication signed: Horace Walpole.
Includes: 'A sermon on painting' by Horace Walpole and 'A journey to Houghton, . A poem. By the Reverend Mr. Whaley'.
Printer's name from colophon.
Headpieces and tailpieces.
P. 48 misnumbered 40.
Signatures: A-S⁴.
A description of the pictures at Houghton-Hall -- A sermon on painting -- A journey to Houghton : a poem / by Mr. Whaley.
Hazen. Walpole, 4
ESTC, T132890

Resources:
Library c. 1 donor bookplate

Subject:

Walpole family Art collections Catalogs.
Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745 Art collections Catalogs.
Walpole family
Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745
Painting England Norfolk Catalogs.
Painting, Italian England Norfolk Catalogs.
Painting Private collections England Norfolk Catalogs.
Peinture Angleterre Norfolk Catalogues.
Peinture italienne Angleterre Norfolk Catalogues.
Peinture Collections privées Angleterre Norfolk Catalogues.
Art Private collections
Painting
Painting, Italian
Painting Private collections
Houghton Hall (England)
England Houghton Hall
England Norfolk

Form/genre:

Catalogs

Added entries:

Hughs, John, 1703-1771, printer.
Grenville, Thomas, 1755-1846, former owner.
Great Britain England London.

Description of the collection of pictures at Houghton-Hall in Norfolk

Holdings:

Location: Library cage harris 185972
Call No.: ID:87-B18693
Copy: c. 1
Status: Available

Location: Library cage 185971
Call No.: ID:87-B18693
Copy: c. 2
Status: Available

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