Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797
Title:
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.
Published / Created:
London : [s.n.], 1747.
Physical Description:
xxxv, 122 p., [6] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., ports., plans. ; 30 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 the Rev. 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. | Hughs, John -- Printer. | Painting -- Private collections. | Painting, Italian -- England -- Norfolk -- Catalogs. | Painting -- England -- Norfolk -- Catalogs. | Engraving -- Specimens -- 1747.
Contributors:
Whaley, Nathanael, 1637?-1709. Journey to Houghton.