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
Walpole, Horace. 1717-17971765
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Edition:
2nd ed.
Imprint:
[Twickenham] : Printed by Thomas Kirgate at Strawberry-Hill ; 1763-1771.
Collation:
4 vols : portraits.
Notes:
Vol. 3 bears the imprint: "Strawberry-Hill: printed in the year 1765".A continuation was issued as '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'.Vol. 4 bears the imprint: "Strawberry-Hill: printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1771"; it has no edition statement, but is numbered "Volume the Fourth and last"; the Advertisement to the reader is dated on p. x: October 1, 1780. Title-page : To which is added the history of modern taste in gardening.With an unpaginated appendix, and index, at the end of each vol.2 copies of vol. 3.Dedication signed: Horace Walpole.
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English
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58944