Prospectus and catalogue of the British School : instituted for the perpetual exhibition and sale of the original works of modern artists : under the patronage of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales ...
Published / Created:
London : Printed by C. Rickaby, printer to the British School, Peterborough-court, Fleet-street, 1802.
Physical Description:
45 p. ; 21 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and ManuscriptsN1165 B74 P72 1802Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Related Content:
View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:581827
Classification:
Books
Notes:
British Art Center copy is disbound.Prospectus signed G. [i.e. George] Field.Half t.p. reads: Prospectus and catalogue of the exhibition of the British School: patronized by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.British School founded in 1802 by John Thomas Serres, George Field, and William Ashford. It was not a financial success & lasted only 18 months.Head-piece engraved by J. Berryman.Whitley, W. Art in England, 1800-1820 (1973), p. 45-48.
Subject Terms:
British School. | Rickaby, C. -- Printer. | Art galleries, Commercial -- Great Britain. | Painting, British -- England -- London -- Catalogs.
Form/Genre:
Prospectuses. | Wood engravings -- 1802
Contributors:
Field, George, 1777?-1854. | Serres, John Thomas, 1759–1825. | Ashford, William, approximately 1746–1824. | Berryman, J., active 1824, engraver.
