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.
Alternate Title(s):
Spine title: Account of Corsham House
Published / Created:
London : Printed for the author, and Joseph Barrett, Bath. Sold by Longman and co. Paternoster-Row; W. Miller, Albemarle-Street; J. Taylor, Holborn; also by all the booksellers in Bath; by Coombs, Chippenham; Collins, Salisbury, &c., 1806.[London] : J. Wright, printer, St. John's Square, Clerkenwell, [1806]
Physical Description:
[4], 108 pages, [2] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts DA670.W7 B84 1806 Copy 2Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. WalterRare Books and Manuscripts DA670.W7 B84 1806 Copy 1Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Engravings by Joseph Clarendon Smith and John Roffe; after John Britton.BAC: British Art Center copy 1 is bound in publisher's original brown paper covered boards. Lacks frontispiece. Bookplates: John L. Marks. Chippendale, Earlswood and armorial bookplate of Richard Becket Beaumont. Inscription: To John Thos. Magner Esq. from author with esteem.BAC: British Art Center copy 2 bound in later marbled boards, with publisher's original spine label. Lacks the engraving of Corsham House present in copy 1. Two newspaper clippings laid in: the first an obituary for Francis, Duke of Bedford, second a description of his will.SML,Y J495 Su84 808: Bound with Sutherland, George Granville Leveson Gower, 1st Duke of, 1758-1833. Catalogue raisonne ... London, 1808.
Subject Terms:
Methuen, Paul Cobb, 1752–1816 -- Art collections. | Corsham Court (Wiltshire, England) -- History. | British Institution. | Wiltshire (England) -- History. | Art -- Private collections. | Painting -- Private collections -- Great Britain. | Artists -- Dictionaries. | Longman & Co. -- Publisher. | Miller, W. -- Publisher. | Coombs -- Publisher. | Collins -- Publisher. | Wright, J. -- Printer. | Beaumont, Richard Beckett -- Bookplate. | Marks, John L. -- Bookplate. | Magner, John Thos. -- Pres. insc. from John Britton. | Britton, John -- Pres. insc to John Thos. Magner.