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A Description Of The Villa Of Horace Walpole, Youngest Son of Sir Robert Walpole Earl of Orford, At Strawberry-Hill, near Twickenham. With an Inventory of the Furniture, Pictures, Curiosities, &c. - Strawberry-Hill:: [1774]
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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. The Second Edition with Additions. [Epigraph from Prior] - London:: [1752]
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The life of Frá Bartolommeo della Porta, a Tuscan painter, with his works, engraved from the original pictures, dedicated, to the Honorable Horace Walpole, an Intelligent Promotor of the fine Arts, by his most Obedient and most humble Servant Thomas Patch. Vita di Frá Bartolommeo della Porta, pittor Toscano, colle sue opere, intagliate in rame, dagli originali, Dedicata al Sigre Orazio Walpolo Nobile Inglese, Fauttore Intelligente, delle belle Arti, dal suo umil Servo Tommaso Patch - (In Firenze): 1772. (-1773)
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John Carter
Specimens of the Ancient Sculpture and Painting, now remaining in this Kingdom, from the earliest period to the reign of Henry ye VIII consisting of Statues, Bassorelievos, Brasses &c. Paintings on Glass and on Walls &c, A Description of each Subject, some of which by Gentlemen of Leterary abilities, and well versed in the Antiquities of this Kingdom whose names are prefixed to their Essays. This work is designed to shew the Rise & Progress of Sculpture and Painting in England, to explain obscure and doubtful parts of History, and preserve the Portraits of great and eminent Personages. The Drawings made from the original Subjects and Engrav'd by Iohn Carter. (Vol. II.) - London.: November ye 1st. 1780. (- Jan. 1t. 1787.)
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Thomas Gray
Designs by Mr. R. Bentley, for six poems by Mr. T. Gray - London: [1753]
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Jonathan Richardson the Elder
The Works Of Jonathan Richardson. Containing I. The Theory Of Painting. II. Essay On The Art Of Criticism, (So far as it relates to Painting). III. The Science Of A Connoisseur. A New Edition, corrected, with the Additions of An Essay on the Knowledge Of Prints, and Cautions to Collectors. Ornamented with Portraits by Worlidge, &c. of the most eminent Painters mentioned. Dedicated, by Permission, to Sir Joshua Reynolds. The Whole intended as a Supplement to the Anecdotes of Painters and Engravers. - Printed At Strawberry-Hill.: 1792.
07/1995
George Henry Robins
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 (Sundays Excepted), And within will be found a repast for the Lovers of Literature and the Fine Arts, of which bygone days furnish no previous example, and it would be in vain to contemplate it in times to come. - The Catalogue (at 7s. each) will admit Four Persons to the Public View, and be a passport to the Purchaser throughout the Sale; they may be had at "Galignani's Journal," in Paris; of Mr. I.A.G. Weigel, of Leipsic; at Strawberry Hill; at the Auction Mart; and at Mr. George Robins' Offices, Covent Garden. A few copies are printed upon large paper, at 12s. each. The Private view will commence on the 28th Day of March, and the Public will be admitted on Monday, April 4th. - (London:: 1842.)
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Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford
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. Collected By The Late George Vertue; Digested And Published From His Original MSS. By Horace Walpole; With Additions By The Rev. James Dallaway. - A New Edition, Revised, With Additional Notes. By Ralph N. Wornum. - In Three Volumes. Vol. I. (- III.) - London:: 1862.
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Anecdotes Of Painting in England. By Horace Walpole. Reprint Of The Edition Of 1786. - London:: 1871.
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A Catalogue Of Engravers, Who have been born or resided in England; Digested By Mr. Horace Walpole From the MSS. of Mr. George Vertue; To which is added An Account of the Life and Works of the latter. The Second Edition. - [1765]
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Anecdotes Of Painting in England; With some Account of the principal Artists; And incidental Notes on other Arts; Collected by the late Mr. George Vertue; And now digested and published from his original MSS. By Mr. Horace Walpole. The Second Edition. ... Vol. I. (- III.) - [1765]
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