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Excerpt from AEdes Walpolianae, or a Description of the Collection of Pictures at Houghton-Hall in Norfolk, the Seat of the Right Honourable Sir Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford
Introduction. 7 H E following account of Lord orford's Colleetion of Pifiures, is rather intended as a Catalogue than a Defcription of them. The mention of Cabinets in which they have for merly been, with the addition of the meafures will contribute to afeertain their originality, and be a kind of pedigree to them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
