A catalogue of drawings and books of drawings : to be sold on Thursday the 6th of May 1802 for the endowment of a parish-school : at Boldre, near Lymington, in Hampshire : to this catalogue is added the author's account of the drawings contained in it, and of the principles, on which they are executed ...
Alternate Title(s):
Mr. Gilpin's drawings
Published / Created:
London : Printed for T. Cadell, Jun. and W. Davies, Strand, 1802.
Physical Description:
43 p., 3 leaves of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and ManuscriptsNC790 G54 1802 Copy 1Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon FundRare Books and ManuscriptsNC790 G55 1804 Copy 2Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
BAC: British Art Center has two copies. Copy two is bound with: Two essays / Thomas Gilpin. London : T. Cadell, 1804. Contains copious ms. notations.MUDD,AUCT X348 G395 1802/5/6: Title on cover: Catalogue of drawings. Title on original paper cover: Mr. Gilpin's drawings.Plates by Sawrey Gilpin.List of "Mr. Gilpin's works sold by Messrs. Cadell and Davies": p. [44]First appearance of Gilpin's essay on drawing. Title on separate t.p.: The author's account of the principles on which the drawings are executed.This essay was republished in 1804, along with another essay on sketching, under title: Two essays.Auction was arranged by Sir George Beaumont who enlisted services of Christie's as auctioneer. The 139 lots raised £ 1600.--cf. Barbier.Text printed by A. Strahan, Printer's-Street.Barbier, C. William Gilpin, p. 172-173.