1762 FAMOUS ART Walpole Anecdotes of Painting in England Holbein Rubens 2in1

1762 FAMOUS ART Walpole Anecdotes of Painting in England Holbein Rubens 2in1

“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 18^th-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.

[London]: Printed by Thomas Farmer, Strawberry Hill, 1762.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes bound in 1 tome
  • 1 – xiii, [1], 168, [22]
  • 2 – [2], 158, [60]
  • 41 engravings, including frontispiece
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~9.25in X 7.5in (23.5cm x 19cm)

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