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Credit: Sales catalogue: Sotheby's. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![74 75 76 a 78 19 80 81 82 83 Le FOLIO Engravings. Portraits, Sporting Prints, Costume, Botanical Drawings, &c. (32) Gallery. HOUGHTON GALLERY: a set of Prints, engraved after the most Capital Paintings in the Collection of Catherine II, Empress of Russia, late in the possession of the Earl of Orford, at Houghton in Norfolk, 2 vol. in 1, brilliant original empressions of the portraits of Catherine IT, by Caroline Watson, Sir Robert Walpole, by Jas. Watson, and of the nwmerous large and beautiful engravings, chiefly neatly inlaid, morocco gilt, g. ¢. clasp, with lock and key ; inscription in gold, on wpper side : ‘Richard Henry Wade Walpole, Esquire ”— Volume contain- ing the 28 views, plans, &c. of Houghton Hall (belonging to the work); there are also the following in the volume: A duplicate of the plate, “A Hunting Piece” (which occurs in vol. [), also duplicates of the titles, dedication, and list of prints to both volumes, half russia gilt (2) HOoLBEIN. Imitations of Original Drawings by Hans Holbein, in the Collection of His Majesty, for the portraits of illustrious persons of the Court of Henry VIII, with Biographical Tracts [by Lodge], published by John Chamberlaine, beautifully tinted portracts by Bartolozz, including Holbein and his wife, and the miniatures of the Dukes of Suffolk, fine original impressions, russia gilt, m. é. Bulmer, 1792 Ionian Antiquities of the Society of Dilettanti, by R. Chandler, N. Revett, and W. Pars, vol. I and II, in 1 vol. numerous large engravings of Temples, &c. half calf 1769-97 Ireland (W. H.) Shakespeare Forgeries : Miscellaneous Papers and Legal Instruments, under the hand and seal of William Shakespeare, facsimiles of the writings and drawings, auto- graphs, &c. (wants title, supplied in MS.) a leaf defective and mended, half calf, sold not subject to return 1796 Merian (M. 8S.) Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium, ofte Verandering der Surinaamsche Insecten, numerous large and beautifully coloured plates, with Descriptive Text, half calf Amst. n. d. Moreau (J. M.) A Series of 24 Plates (only) illustrating events in the History of France—Cochin (C. N.) Estampes Allégo- riques des Evenemens les plus connus de I’ Histoire de France, engraved title and 26 beautiful plates, engraved by Prevost, Aliamet, &e. all with full margins an portfolvo Portrait of a Lady, half-length, seated, beautifully executed in crayons by F’. Wyell Mayow, inlaid on the inside cover of a writing portfolro Orleans (or Palais Royal) Gallery. Galerie du Palais-Royal, gravée d’aprés les Tableaux des différentes Ecoles, par J. Couché, avec une Description par ?Abbé de Fontenai, vol. I and II, with fine impressions of the numerous beautiful engravings, half russia (a few of the original wrappers inserted) Paris, 1786 Robinson (P. F.) Vitruvius Britannicus: History of Castle Ashby, dlustrated by large plans, elevations and interiors, from actual measurement, half morocco gilt 1841](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b31665366_0016.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
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