Bright truth the Genius of fair Painting lights, while the fam'd Hist'ry of her sons he writes.
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Title
Bright truth the Genius of fair Painting lights, while the fam'd Hist'ry of her sons he writes.
Collection
Print Collection portrait file
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Horace Walpole
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1783 (Questionable)
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
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Content: Inscribed on verso: "v.17 1783 f.p."
Content: Rubber stamped on verso: "Universal magazine."
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Other local Identifier: Portrait File
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2a6279b0-f218-0130-715f-58d385a7bbd0
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1783
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Bright truth the Genius of fair Painting lights, while the fam'd Hist'ry of her sons he writes." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1783. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2a6279b0-f218-0130-715f-58d385a7bbd0
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1783). Bright truth the Genius of fair Painting lights, while the fam'd Hist'ry of her sons he writes. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2a6279b0-f218-0130-715f-58d385a7bbd0
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Bright truth the Genius of fair Painting lights, while the fam'd Hist'ry of her sons he writes." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 10, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2a6279b0-f218-0130-715f-58d385a7bbd0
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