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Leaf from Aedes Walpolianae mounted with a print and inscribed sheet: Coat of Arms of George Walpole, 3rd Earl of Orford (recto); Notes on changes to be applied to manuscript text before printing (verso)

Author Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford British

1743

Not on view

25.62.14(a) Armorial with motto, "Fari quae Sentiat" supported by rampant stags, with crown at top, and head wearing a Phrygian cap.

25.62.14(b) A separate page added to "Description of Pictures at Houghton, Introduction to "Aedes Walpolianae."

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Title: Leaf from Aedes Walpolianae mounted with a print and inscribed sheet: Coat of Arms of George Walpole, 3rd Earl of Orford (recto); Notes on changes to be applied to manuscript text before printing (verso)

Author: Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (British, London 1717–1797 London)

Date: 1743

Medium: Engraving (recto); pen and ink (verso)

Dimensions: Leaf: 28 15/16 × 20 1/2 in. (73.5 × 52 cm)

Classifications: Prints, Manuscripts

Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1925

Object Number: 25.62.14v(a,b)

Chronology

Great Britain and Ireland, 1600-1800 A.D.

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