Anecdotes of Painting in England

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Anecdotes of Painting in England is an 18th-century multi-volume art history work by Horace Walpole that surveys the lives and works of English painters, sculptors, and engravers.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf 18th-century book
art history book
multi-volume work
non-fiction book
associatedWith Strawberry Hill Press
author Horace Walpole
basedOn George Vertue’s manuscript notes
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
firstPublicationCentury 18th century
focusesOn biographical accounts of artists
history of English art
genre art history
hasBibliographicCategory British art history literature
artist biographies
hasFormat printed book
hasPart Volume I of Anecdotes of Painting in England
Volume II of Anecdotes of Painting in England
Volume III of Anecdotes of Painting in England
Volume IV of Anecdotes of Painting in England
influenced later studies of British art history
language English
notableFor biographical anecdotes about artists
early systematic history of English art
placeOfPublication London
subject English engravers
English painters
English sculptors
timePeriodCovered Stuart period
Tudor period
early Georgian period
title Anecdotes of Painting in England

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Anecdotes of Painting in England ("Volume I of Anecdotes of Painting in England")
Anecdotes of Painting in England ("Volume II of Anecdotes of Painting in England")
hasPart
Strawberry Hill Press
hasNotableWork
Horace Walpole
notableWork
Anecdotes of Painting in England
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