A catalogue of the remaining portion of the collection of engravings, of a nobleman of high rank, deceased : which will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Christie and Manson, at their Great Room, 8, King Street, St. James's Square, on Tuesday, May the 19th, 1840, and two following days, at one o'clock precisely each day.
Published / Created:
[London] : [Messrs. Christie and Manson], [1840]
Physical Description:
25, [1] pages ; 24 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and ManuscriptsN8640 .N6+v.12 no. 18 OversizeYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Lugt identifies seller as the Duke of Bedford.Lugt, F. Répertoire des catalogues de ventes publiques, 15828Date of sale: May 19-21, 1840.Place of sale: London.BAC: British Art Center copy is not annotated. Number 18 of 28 auction catalogs bound together. The volume bound in contemporary half calf; with the armorial bookplate of Baron Northwick. Inscription on cover title page: Duke of Bedford. Second portion.
Subject Terms:
Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1766–1839 -- Art collections -- Catalogs. | Art auctions -- England -- London -- Catalogs. | Art -- Private collections -- Great Britain -- Catalogs. | Prints, European -- Catalogs. | Prints, British -- Catalogs. | Northwick, John Rushout, Baron, 1770–1859 -- Bookplate.