50th Annual Volume of the Walpole Society, 1984

Oxford, England: The Walpole Society, 1984. Hardcover. NF, some minor shelf wear, otherwise clean and tight. Blue cloth. xv, 316+ pp. 133 bw plates. The Walpole Society was founded in April, 1911, to promote the study of British art history. Contains the following chapters: "Facts and Recollections of the XVIIIth Century in a Memoir of John Francis Rigaud Esq., R.A.", "The Oil Paintings of Hugh Douglas Hamilton", "Allan Ramsay's Rise and Reputation", and "Letters and Papers relating to the rebuilding of Combe Abbey, Warwickshire, 1681-1688". Issued only to (truncated) subscribers. (Inventory #: 13676)