Anecdotes of painting in England : with some account of the principal artists, and incidental notes on other arts (1826)
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797, Vertue, George, 1684-1756, Dallaway, James, 1763-1834 · London : Printed at the Shakspeare Press, by W. Nicol, for John Major · leaf 315
, acquired the name of Friar.] 264 CATALOGUE OF ENGRAVERS. tapestry in the House of Lords, representing thedestruction of the Spanish Armada, a book rival-ling the splendid editions of the Louvre ; and thefair edition of Horace, the whole text engraven,with ancient basreliefs, and gems illustrating… … another promoter of meritorious works, was con-cerned with Mr. Knapton in setting forth thenoble volume of illustrious heads^ engraved byHoubraken and Vertue, and which might still be REIGN OF GEORGE I. AND II. 265 enlarged.* Mr. Pond was author too of the de-sign for engraving the works of Claud…