1762 FAMOUS ART Walpole Anecdotes of Painting in England 2v Holbein Rubens



“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 41 engravings of notable English art, portraits, sculptures, paintings of royal families, and iconic scenes.



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WALPOLE, Horace



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. Multa renascentur quae jam cecidere...



[Twickenham]: Printed by Thomas Kirgate at Strawberry-Hill, MDCCLXV. [1762-1765].



Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes

Vol. 1 – [5], vi-xiii, [2], 2-182, [20]

16 engraved plates

Vol. 2 – [3], 2-158, [58]

25 engraved plates

Provenance:

Armorial bookplate – Cr.Harris Esq., HAINE

Motto: “KAR DEU ES RES PUB TRA”

Christopher Harris, esq. (1737-1775) of Hayne was the heir and owner of the esteemed historic manor, “Hayne House”.

Hayne in the parish of Stowford in Devon, is an historic manor, situated about 11 miles south-west of Okehampton. The surviving Manor House, a grade II* listed building known as Hayne House was rebuilt in about 1810 by Isaac Donnithorne (died 1848), who later adopted the surname Harris having married the heiress of Harris of Hayne.

Armorial bookplate – G.E. Maunsell

Language: English

Binding: Leather; tight & secure

Size: ~9.25in X 7.5in (23.5cm x 19cm)



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