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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Britton, John, 1771–1857
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1806
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Books
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19th century
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armorial bookplates (provenance)
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engraving
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guidebook
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Art -- Private collections.
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Beaumont, Richard Beckett -- Bookplate.
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British Institution.
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Britton, John -- Pres. insc to John Thos. Magner.
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Coombs -- Publisher.
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Corsham Court (Wiltshire, England) -- History.
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Longman & Co. -- Publisher.
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Magner, John Thos. -- Pres. insc. from John Britton.
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Marks, John L. -- Bookplate.
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Methuen, Paul Cobb, 1752–1816 -- Art collections.
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Miller, W. -- Publisher.
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Painting -- Private collections -- Great Britain.
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Wiltshire (England) -- History.
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Wright, J. -- Printer.
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Wiltshire (England)
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Methuen, Paul Cobb, 1752–1816
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Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.
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An historical account of Corsham House, in Wiltshire, the seat of Paul Cobb Methuen, Esq. : with a catalogue of his celebrated collection of pictures dedicated to the patrons of the British Institution, and embracing a concise historical essay on the fine arts : with a brief account of the different schools, and a review of the progressive state of the arts in England : also biographical sketches of the artists, whose works constitute this collection / by John Britton ; embellished with a view and plan of the house.
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Britton, John, 1771–1857
Date:
1806
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[4], 108 pages, [2] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.