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A catalogue of the royal and noble authors of England, with lists of their works.

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The original pages (including title pages) of the small 1759 octavo edition in two volumes mounted onto large elephant folio sheets, each with a hand drawn double red rule around the page, and a similar frame nearer the outer edge. For over 60 of the authors, an engraved portrait (various sizes) det...

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Main Author: Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 (Author)
Other Authors: Dodsley, James, 1724-1797, Dodsley, Robert, 1704-1764, Graham, Josiah, active 1737-1757, Thane, John, 1748-1818, Lodge, Edmund, 1756-1839
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Edition:Extra illustrated.
Subjects:
English literature > Bibliography.
Kings and rulers as authors > England > Bio-bibliography.
Nobility > Great Britain > Portraits.
Authors, English > 18th century > Portraits.
Authors, English > Autographs > 18th century > Facsimiles.
Portraits.
Table of Contents:
  • volume 1: Richardus I. Rex Anglorum / Vertue del. sculp. History of England by Paul de Rapin-Thoyras & N. Tindal, London
  • King Henry the Eighth. Drawn by William Derby and Engraved by T.A. Dean. Edmund Lodge's Portraits
  • Catherine last Queen of Henry VIII. John Thane's British Autography
  • King Edward the VI. From John Thane's British Autography
  • Queen Mary. John Thane's British Autography
  • Queen Elizabeth. John Thane's British Autography
  • King James I. John Thane's British Autography
  • King Charles I. John Thane's British Autography
  • King James II. John Thane's British Autography
  • John Oldcastle, Lord Cobham. Richardson's Portraits illustrating Granger's Biographical History of England, London, 1792-1812
  • John Lord Lumley, 1609. From Richardson's Portraits illustrating Granger's Biographical History of England, London, 1792-1812
  • Edmund Sheffield, Lord Sheffield. From John Thane's British Autography
  • Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset. John Thane's British Autography
  • William Paulet, Marquis of Winchester. John Thane's British Autography
  • William Cecil, Lord Burleigh. John Thane's British Autography
  • Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex. John Thane's British Autography
  • George Carew, Earl of Totnes. Richardson's Portraits illustrating Granger's Biographical History of England, London, 1792-1812
  • Thomas Egerton, Lord Ellesmere. From John Thane's British Autography
  • Sir Francis Bacon, Lord Verulam. John Thane's British Autography
  • Fulke Greville, Lord Brooke. Edmund Lodge's Portraits
  • William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke. John Thane's British Autography
  • The Right Honorable Robert Lord Brooke etc: was shot at Lichfeild. London, 1730
  • Arthur, Lord Capel. Engraved by W. Finden. Edmund Lodge's Portraits
  • Edward, Lord Herbert, of Cherbury. Drawn by William Derby and Engraved by J. Thomson. Edmund Lodge's Portraits
  • John Digby, Earl of Bristol. John Thane's British Autography
  • Henry Cary, Earl of Monmouth. John Thane's British Autography
  • Henry Cary, Earl of Monmouth. John Thane's British Autography
  • volume 2: Major General Monck. John Thane's British Autography
  • The Right Honorable Charles Earl of Derby, Lord Stanley. Richardson's Portraits illustrating Granger's Biographical History of England, London, 1792-1812
  • John Pawlet, Marquesse of Winchester. Richardson's Portraits illustrating Granger's Biographical History of England, London, 1792-1812
  • William Cavendish, Marquis of Newcastle. John Thane's British Autography
  • Lord Clarendon. Unknown
  • George Digby, Earl of Bristol. Engraved by H[enry] T[homas] Ryall. Edmund Lodge's Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain
  • Denzil Lord Holles. John Thane's British Autography
  • The True Portraiture of Mercin Earl of Castlehaven. Richardson's Portraits illustrating Granger's Biographical History of England, London, 1792-1812
  • Anthony Earl of Shaftesbury. John Thane's British Autography
  • Heneage Lord Finch. John Thane's British Autography
  • Francis North, Lord Guildford. Edmund Lodge's Portraits
  • Arthur Annesley, Earl of Anglesey. John Thane's British Autography
  • George Villers, Duke of Buckingham. John Thane's British Autography
  • The Right Honorable Henry Booth, Lord De la Mer of Dunham. Richardson's Portraits illustrating Granger's Biographical History of England, London, 1792-1812
  • William Cavendish, Earl of Devonshire, 1618. Richardson's Portraits illustrating Granger's Biographical History of England, London, 1792-1812
  • Anthony Earl of Shaftesbury. John Thane's British Autography
  • John Lord Somers. Published by Silvester (Sylvester) Harding, after Unknown artist, stipple engraving, 1800
  • Charles Montague Lord Halifax. John Thane's British Autography
  • Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford. John Thane's British Autography
  • Daniel Finch, Earl of Nottingham. John Thane's British Autography
  • Charles Mordaunt, Earl of Peterborough. Edmund Lodge's Portraits
  • Henry St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke. Edmund Lodge's Portraits
  • Sir Christopher Hatton. Edmund Lodge's Portraits
  • Thomas, First Lord Coventry. By John Samuel Agar, after Harold Crease, after Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen), stipple engraving, 1815
  • Robert Spencer, Earl of Sunderland. John Thane's British Autography
  • Margaret Countess of Richmond and Derby. John Thane's British Autography
  • Lady Jane Grey. Edmund Lodge's Portraits
  • Anne Clifford, Countess of Pembroke. John Thane's British Autography
  • Margaret, Duchess of Newcastle. Richardson's Portraits illustrating Granger's Biographical History of England, London, 1792-1812
  • Sarah Jennings, Duchess of Marlborough. Edmund Lodge's Portraits
  • Lady Francis, Countesse of Somerset. After Simon de Passe, line engraving, early 19th century
  • King James 1st. John Thane's British Autography
  • Mary Queen of Scotland. John Thane's British Autography.