Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797, Aedes Walpolianae, or, A description of the collection of pictures at Houghton-Hall in Norfolk , Printed in the year MDCCLXVII [1767]
- Title(s):
- Aedes Walpolianae, 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.
- Additional Title(s):
- Description of the collection of pictures at Houghton-Hall in Norfolk
- Edition:
- The third edition.
- Published/Created:
- London : [publisher not identified], Printed in the year MDCCLXVII [1767]
[London] : Printed by J. Hughs, near Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, [1767] - Physical Description:
- 143 pages, [6] leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations ; 29 cm
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsN5247 .W3 1767+ Copy 1 OversizeYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection[Request]Rare Books and ManuscriptsN5247 .W3 1767+ Copy 2 OversizeYale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter[Request]
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/582289
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- Dedication signed: Horace Walpole.
Engravings by George Vertue; after Christian Friedrich Zincke and Thomas Ripley.
English short title catalogue, T68846
Hazen, A.T. Catalogue of Horace Walpole's library, 4
BAC: British Art Center copy 1 bound in contemporary calf. Annotated with some prices. Two short biographies in MS for Mario di Fiori tipped in at front.
BAC: British Art Center copy 2 bound in contemporary calf. - Subject Terms:
- Houghton Hall (England) -- Early works to 1800.Houghton Hall (England) -- Poetry.Painting -- England -- Norfolk -- Catalogs.Painting -- Private collections -- England -- Norfolk -- Catalogs.Painting, Italian -- England -- Norfolk -- Catalogs.Walpole family -- Art collections -- Catalogs -- Early works to 1800.Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676–1745 -- Art collections -- Catalogs.
- Form/Genre:
- Engravings -- 1767.
Annotations (Provenance) -- 18th century. - Export:
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- A description of the pictures at Houghton-Hall
- A sermon on painting
- A journey to Houghton : a poem / by the Rev. Mr. Whaley.
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