Some occasional thoughts on genius, with an apology for so long deferring the publication of Observations in the art of painting; humbly offered to the public consideration, and the subscribers for that treatise more particularly; in a letter to one of the profession

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Title: Some occasional thoughts on genius, with an apology for so long deferring the publication of Observations in the art of painting; humbly offered to the public consideration, and the subscribers for that treatise more particularly; in a letter to one of the profession
Creator: Allen, George, active 1750-1771
Published / Created: 1750.
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Printed for the author
Description: LWL 49 1608 29:5: Horace Walpole's title: Thoughts on genius.
LWL 49 1608 29:5: With several small Gothic drawings in pencil, probably by Horace Walpole, on blank page opposite title page; these include depictions of gargoyle heads and an arched design with quatrefoils.
Calf, with Horace Walpole's manuscript list of contents. This volume was in lot 590 in Sotheby's sale, 14 March 1922.
Horace Walpole's title: Narrative of the murder ...
Allen, G. Some occasional thoughts on genius: Drawings on blank page opposite title page.
Provenance: Sold at Strawberry Hill Sale, day iii.1--6 (36 vols.), 67-70 (40 vols), and 111-114 (44 vols.), purchased mostly for the Buckingham Palace Library.
Extent: 18 p. 20 cm.
Language: English

Collection Information

Repository: Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number: 49 1608 v.29

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Genre: Original art

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Identifiers

Orbis Record: 1738150
Object ID (OID): 17480179