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Anecdotes of painting in England; with some account of the principal artists; and incidental notes on other arts
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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.
Edition
The 4th ed., with additions ...
Published
London, J. Dodsley, 1786.
Physical Description
4 v. 19 cm.
Notes
Vol. 4 has title: Anecdotes of painting in England ... To which is added The history of the modern taste in gardening ... The 3d ed.
A close reprint of the 3d ed. with a few additions to the list of Hogarth's prints in v. 4.
Provenance
An armorial bookplate [possibly Derby?] and owner's name on title-page have been removed from each volume.
Gift of Sir Henry Cole to his son Alan Summerly Cole in 1881.--cf. inscription in vol. I. An unidentified armorial bookplate (col.) in vol. I.
Inscribed: C.R. Cockerell, 22 Jany 1825; notes, at least some of them Cockerell's in v.1; v.4 has marks only. Unidentified manuscript notes.
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Language
English
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June 01, 2002
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