1888 Anecdotes of Painting in England; with Some Account of the Principal Artists

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Illustrated, Leather Binding, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

Complete in three volumes. New edition, revised. A collection of writings and anecdotes on painting in England, with commentary on the earliest accounts of painting, the state of painting during the reign of various monarchs, the love and protection of the arts, and more. Includes details of important artists. Volume one is illustrated with a frontispiece, twenty-six plates, and twenty-two woodcuts in-text. Volume two is illustrated with a frontispiece, thirty plates, and fifty-two woodcuts in-text. Volume three is illustrated with a frontispiece, twenty-two plates, and fifteen woodcuts in-text. Collated complete. Written by Horatio Walpole, better known as Horace Walpole, was an English writer, art historian, man of letters, antiquarian, and Whig politician. With additions by the Reverend James Dallaway, an English antiquary, topographer, and miscellaneous writer. Revised with additional notes from Ralph Nicholson Wornum, a British artist, art historian and administrator who was keeper and secretary of the National Gallery of London.