Aedes Walpolianae, or a Description of the Collection of Pictures at Houghton Hall in Norfolk, the Seat of the Right Honorable Sir Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford (Interleaved with Drawings by Isaac Ware for: The Plans, Elevations, and Sections of Chimney Pieces, and Celings of Houghton Hall in Norfolk...1735) ["The Walpole Album"]

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Aedes Walpolianae, or a Description of the Collection of Pictures at Houghton Hall in Norfolk, the Seat of the Right Honorable Sir Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford (Interleaved with Drawings by Isaac Ware for: The Plans, Elevations, and Sections of Chimney Pieces, and Celings of Houghton Hall in Norfolk...1735) ["The Walpole Album"]

Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford|Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford

Date
1550–early 20th century
Medium
Etching, engraving, pen and ink, brush and wash, watercolor
Dimensions
Box: 22 5/8 x 31 x 7 3/8 in. (57.4 x 78.8 x 18.8 cm) Leaves: 28 15/16 × 20 1/2 in. (73.5 × 52 cm)
Object type
Album; manuscript; drawing; print; Ornament and Architecture
Classification
Albums|Ornament & Architecture|Prints|Drawings|Manuscripts
Object number
25.62
Credit line
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1925

Artist information

British, London 1717–1797 London|British, Houghton, Norfolk 1676–1745 London

Subjects and terms

  • Girls
  • Women
  • Horses
  • Trees

The Met object ID 353860. The source CSV marks this record public domain, the official API identifies it as image-bearing, and the image was reverified as public domain before this page rendered.