The Plans, Elevations, and Sections; Chimney-Pieces, and Cielings [sic] of Houghton in Norfolk; Built by the Rt. Honourable Sr. Robert Walpole . . . With a Description of the House and of the Elegant Collection of Pictures

Multiple artists/makers

1755

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Title: The Plans, Elevations, and Sections; Chimney-Pieces, and Cielings [sic] of Houghton in Norfolk; Built by the Rt. Honourable Sr. Robert Walpole . . . With a Description of the House and of the Elegant Collection of Pictures
Designer: Isaac Ware (British, before 1704–1766 Hampstead)
Designer: William Kent (British, Bridlington, Yorkshire ca. 1685–1748 London)
Designer: Thomas Ripley (British, ca. 1683–1758)
Engraver: Paul Fourdrinier (French, Groningen 1698–1758 London)
Dedicatee: Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (British, Houghton, Norfolk 1676–1745 London)
Printer: C. Fourdrinier, Lewis, Piers & Webley (London)
Date: 1755
Medium: Illustrations: engraving
Dimensions: 23 1/16 x 17 11/16 x 13/16 in. (58.6 x 45 x 2 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1918, transferred from the Library
Object Number: 1991.1073.59
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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