The English baronage from William I to James I [art original].

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Title: The English baronage from William I to James I [art original].
Alternative Title: Baronage of England
Published / Created: [between 1750 and 1797?]
Publication Place: England
Abstract: 514 colored drawings of the arms of English barons, including the kings and queens of England from William the Conqueror to James I.
Description: Title from Hazen.
Title from 1842 Strawberry Hill sales catalog listing: Baronage of England.
Date conjectured from active collecting years.
In English.
Bound in contemporary calf with the arms of Horace Walpole stamped on front and back covers; also with his bookplate on front flyleaf.
Not in Manuscript Catalogue of 1763.
Provenance: Sold at the Strawberry Hill sale, vii.8 to Thorpe, £3.15 [London, 1105]. Purchased from Bernard Quaritch Ltd., January 2014 Sold at Strawberry Hill Sale, day vii, lot 8, to Thorpe. £3.15. [London, 1105].
Extent: 514 drawings in 1 album : 42 cm
Language: English

Genre: Heraldry
Material: watercolors ;
Subject (Geographic): Great Britain.
Subject (Topic): Heraldry
Coats of arms
Peerage
Subjects: Heraldry > Great Britain
Coats of arms
Peerage
Vesci, Viscount > Bookplate
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Bookplate
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ownership

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Citation: English Baronage from William I to James I. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.