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17 de abr. de 2024 · Facsimile of Lady Walpole's handwriting etched below image and above title. Plate from: Coxe, W. Memoirs of Horatio, Lord Walpole. London : Printed for T. Cadell, Jun. and W. Davies, 1802. Sheet trimmed within plate mark. Mounted on page 22. Provenance Purchased from Sabin; November 1928. Extent
17 de abr. de 2024 · "Triple three-quarter length portrait of the three Waldegrave sisters, seated beside one another at a small work-table; Lady Anna Horatia at right embroidering, with Lady Charlotte Maria at left, her head turned towards front, winding silk from skein which Lady Elizabeth Laura, centre, is holding; a curtain, pillars and trees behind them; after Reynolds (Mannings 1810); proof before letters ...
Hace 18 horas · George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820. The Acts of Union 1800 unified Great Britain and Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, with George as its king. He was concurrently Duke and Prince-elector of Hanover ...
1 de may. de 2024 · Walpole and the Whigs generally tried to avoid warfare. The Prime Minister convinced George II to avoid getting involved in yet another monarchical dispute, the 1733 War of the Polish Succession. Walpole sought to reduce taxes by not having to raise them in the first place, in order to pay for that troops and ammunition that would be required to fight a war.
Hace 6 días · Gothic fiction is characterized by an environment of fear, the threat of supernatural events, and the intrusion of the past upon the present. [2] [3] The setting typically includes physical reminders of the past, especially through ruined buildings which stand as proof of a previously thriving world which is decaying in the present. [4]
24 de abr. de 2024 · Found In: Lewis Walpole Library > Maria Lady Broughton [graphic] Description. Title. Maria Lady Broughton [graphic] Creator. Finlayson, John, 1730-1776, printmaker, publisher. Contributor. Cotes, Francis, 1726-1770, artist. Published / Created. [29 May 1772] Publication Place. London. Publisher.
17 de abr. de 2024 · Lewis Walpole Library ... Augustus Wall, 1779-1844 From the Collection: Callcott, Maria, Lady, 1785-1842 From the Collection: Campbell, Thomas, ...
