'Anecdotes of Painting in England', c1762, (1946). Artist: Horace Walpole.
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'Anecdotes of Painting in England', c1762, (1946). The First History of English Art published by the Strawberry Hill Press between 1762 and 1780. Horatio Walpole (1717-1797) modelled it on Giorgio Vasari's Lives of the Artists. It is one of the earliest examples of 'Private Press' books. From English Printed Books, by Francis Meynell. [Collins, London, 1946]
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- Horace Walpole, attributed to: British: Author, wit, letter-writer
People Related
- Francis Meynell: British: Artist, poet and printer
- William Collins: British: Artist, painter, publisher
- Giorgio Vasari: Italian: Artist, painter, writer, art historian, architect
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- 0580039392
- 2-631-273
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