A catalogue of the remaining drawings, and books of drawings, of the late Rev. W. Gilpin, A.M., Vicar of Boldre : directed to be sold, for the purpose of compleating the endowment of his school : by auction, by Mr. Christie, at the Great Room, Pall Mall, on Wednesday, June the 6th, 1804.
Published / Created:
[London] : Mr. Christie, [1804]
Physical Description:
2 parts ; 27 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and ManuscriptsN8640 .N6+ v. 3 no.43 OversizeYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
"The catalogue is printed in two parts, the second part being an addendum. The contents are almost entirely prints and drawings by the owner, the Rev. William Gilpin, who had died just two months earlier."--Getty provenance index database.Getty provenance index databases, sale catalog Br-27Lugt, F. Répertoire des catalogues de ventes publiques, 6820Date of sale: June 6th, 1804.Place of sale: London.BAC: British Art Center copy is not annotated. Number 42 and 43 of 47 auction catalogs bound together. The volume bound in contemporary half calf; with the armorial bookplate of Baron Northwick; signed in manuscript: William Upcott, London Institution, 1823.
Subject Terms:
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804 -- Art collections -- Catalogs. | Art auctions -- England -- London -- Catalogs. | Art -- Private collections -- Great Britain -- Catalogs. | Drawing, British -- Catalogs. | Northwick, John Rushout, Baron, 1770–1859 -- Bookplate. | Upcott, William, 1779–1845 -- Autograph. | London Institution -- Ownership.