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.
Edition:
The second edition, with additions.
Published / Created:
London : Printed by John Hughs, near Lincoln's Inn-Fields, 1752.
Physical Description:
xxxv, 143 p., [6] leaves of plates : ill., ports., plans ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Plates by George Vertue; after Christian Friedrich Zincke, and Thomas Ripley.
Contents:
A description of the pictures at Houghton-Hall -- A sermon on painting -- A journey to Houghton : a poem / by Mr. Whaley
Subject Terms:
Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745 -- Art collections -- Catalogs. | Walpole family -- Art collections -- Catalogs. | Houghton Hall (England) | Houghton Hall (England) -- Poetry. | Hughes, John, -- Printer. | Painting, Italian -- England -- Norfolk -- Catalogs. | Painting -- England -- Norfolk -- Catalogs. | Painting -- Private collections -- England -- Norfolk -- Catalogs. | Engraving -- Specimens -- 1752.
Contributors:
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797. Sermon on painting. | Whaley, Nathanael, 1637?-1709. Journey to Houghton. | Vertue, George, 1684-1756, engraver. | Zincke, Christian Friedrich, 1685-1758, ill. | Ripley, Thomas, -1758, ill.