Book of materials, 1759, 1771, 1786
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Description
- Title
- Book of materials, 1759, 1771, 1786
- Creator
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797
- Abstract
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A collection of notes by Horace Walpole over the course of three years -- 1759, 1771, 1786 -- on a very wide range of topics. The volumes for 1759 and 1771 include: notes on books he is reading; observations about historical events and historical figures are interspersed with observations about current political topics and prominent social figures. His strong interest in art is reflected in the predominance of his observations on architecture, painters, paintings, prints, and printmakers; descriptions of fine houses, their contents and owners; clippings from newspapers: notices of forthcoming auctions and newly published books of or about art and artists; poems celebrating artists; death notices of artists and printmakers as well as poetry celebrating the lives of artists. The volume for 1786 also includes observations about books that Walpole is reading, generally on antiquarian topics, English history, etc.; anecdotes about his friends and prominent society figures; comments on historical events, including debates on the slave and trade and the events in France; thoughts on Samuel Johnson, Shakespeare, Joshua Reynolds, Fanny Burney, Lady Lyttleton, Lord North, Lord and Lady Salisbury, Mrs. Clive, and other prominent public figures of the period; fragments of epigrams and poems
- Description
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Horace Walpole (1717-1797), fourth earl of Orford, author, politician, and patron of the arts, youngest son of Robert Walpole, first earl of Orford (1676-1745), Britain's longest-serving prime minister.
In English.
Available in pdf format
Two volumes (1759 and 1771) bound in green vellum, one volume (1786) in red morocco with clasps. With Walpole's bookplate 2, in early state, in the 2nd volume and his seal as Lord Orford, type, in the 3rd volume. Each volume signed and dated.
Photostat of vol.1 available
Unverified and incomplete transcripts of v. 1 (1759) and v.2 (1771).
Two volumes in green vellum; one in red morocco with clasps. Bookplate 2 early state, in the second volume (1771); and seal as Lord Orford, type 1, in the third volume. Each volume signed and dated. - Provenance
- Not in the Strawberry Hill sale. Sold at Sotheby's Waller sale, lots 53-5, 5 December 1950, to Magg's; sold to H.C. Folger; Folger to W.S. Lewis June 1950. Not in Strawberry Hill Sale. Sotheby's, 5 December 1921 (Waller Sale), lots 53-5, to Maggs, £108; sold to H.C. Folger for $3000. Folger Shakespeare Library, June 1950, to W.S. Lewis,
- Extent
- 3 25 cm and 18 cm v. (265, 131, 87 p.) ;
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 49 2615
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Anecdotes
Biography
Commonplace books - Subject (Geographic)
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Great Britain.
Great Britain - Subject (Name)
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
- Subject (Topic)
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Artists
Art, British
Art
Private collections
Historic buildings
Manors
Castles
Aristocracy (Social class)
Homes and haunts
Politicians
Authors, English
Kings and rulers
History
Social life and customs - Subjects
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Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797
Artists > Great Britain
Art, British
Art, British > 18th century
Art > Private collections > Great Britain
Historic buildings > Great Britain
Manors > Great Britain
Castles > Great Britain
Aristocracy (Social class) > Great Britain > Homes and haunts
Aristocracy (Social class) > Great Britain
Politicians > Great Britain > Anecdotes
Authors, English > Anecdotes
Great Britain > Kings and rulers > Biography > Anecdotes
Great Britain > History > Anecdotes
Great Britain > History > 18th century > Anecdotes
Great Britain > Social life and customs > 18th century > Anecdotes
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Horace Walpole, Book of Materials. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 9613463
- Object ID (OID)
- 17198722