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.
Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (1717 - 1797)
Category
Books
Date
1786
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Felbrigg, Norfolk
NT 3156450
Summary
Bibliographic description
[4], 306, [6] p. ; 8vo. Provenance: manuscript inscription on front free endpaper: "And[rew] Thornede"[?]. Pencil inscription on front pastedown in the hand of R.W. Ketton-Cremer: "Engravers"; price written in pencil: "2/6" [erased]. Capital letter "R" written in pencil on front free endpaper. Binding: eighteenth-century full calf; double gilt fillet to form outer border; blind rolled inner border; blind rolled turn-ins; five false bands; spine gilt; brown spine label: 'Walpole's catalogue of engravers'; marbled edges.
Makers and roles
Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (1717 - 1797)