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Strawberry Hill, the renowned seat of Horace Walpole : Mr. George Robins is honoured by having been selected by the Earl of Waldegrave, to sell by public competition, the valuable contents of Strawberry Hill, : and it may fearlessly be proclaimed as the most distinguished gem that has ever adorned the annals of auctions. It is definitely fixed for Monday, the 25th day of April, 1842, and twenty-three following days .. (1842)

Robins, George Henry, 1778-1847, Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797, Costello, Dudley, 1803-1865 · [London : George Robins] · leaf 14

An illustration from Strawberry Hill, the renowned seat of Horace Walpole : Mr. George Robins is honoured by having been selected by the Earl of Waldegrave, to sell by public competition, the valuable contents of Strawberry Hill, : and it may fearlessly be proclaimed as the most distinguished gem that has ever adorned the annals of auctions. It is definitely fixed for Monday, the 25th day of April, 1842, and twenty-three following days .., 1842, leaf 14
d Windsor Castle, has, with his customary tact, turned hisattention to the most striking feature of the eighteenth century, and thusintroduces the reader to STRAWBERRY HILL. The following account of pictures and rarities is given with a view to their future dispersion, the severalpurchasers will… … ord Orford, scarcely known by his title, but celebrated throughoutEurope as Horace Walpole, was one to whose refined taste the presentage is as deeply indebted for the impetus which he gave to the study ofthe works of art of the Middle Ages, as the century in which he lived,for the instruction and…

Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 · Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England) · Private libraries · Art · Art objects

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