A description of the antiquities and curiosities in Wilton-House : illustrated with twenty-five engravings of some of the capital statues, bustos and relievos : in this work are introduced the anecdotes and remarks of Thomas, Earl of Pembroke, who collected these antiques, now first published from His Lordship's mss. / by James Kennedy.
Published / Created:
Salisbury : Printed by E. Easton and sold by R. Horsfield, Ludgate-Street : J. Boydell, Cheapside : J. Dodsley, Pall-Mall : A. Webley, Holborn : J. Walter, Charing-Cross : T. Cadell, the Strand : and J. Robson, New Bond-Street, London, MDCCLXIX [1769]
Physical Description:
[10], xxxviii, 116, [2] pages, 25 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 32 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and ManuscriptsN5247.P4 K46 1769+ Copy 1 OversizeYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon CollectionRare Books and ManuscriptsN5247.P4 K46 1769+ Copy 2 OversizeYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon CollectionRare Books and ManuscriptsN5247.P4 K46 1769+ Copy 3 OversizeYale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes list of subscribers.Last leaf erroneously numbered 93.Holmes, M. Country house described, p. 272BAC: British Art Center copy 1 bound in contemporary calf. List of subscribers bound in at front. Lacks half-title. Armorial bookplate: Rupert Gunnis. Inscribed: Baron Newman, Sep. 1801.BAC: Copy 2 bound in quarter calf with marbled boads. List of subscribers bound in at end.BAC: Copy 3 bound in contemporary calf. List of subscribers bound in at front. Last leaf erroneously numbered 93. Inscribed: Morison; A.B. Grahame, 1881.Engravings by and after John Alexander Gresse.
Subject Terms:
Pembroke, Thomas Herbert, Earl of, 1656–1733 -- Art collections. | Wilton House (England) -- Guide books. | Country homes -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. | Art -- Private collections -- Early works to 1800. | Art -- Private collections -- England. | Sculpture -- Private collections -- England. | Painting -- Private collections -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. | Architecture, Domestic -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. | Gunnis, Rupert -- Bookplate. | Newman, Baron -- Autograph, Sept. 1801. | Morison -- Autograph. | Grahame, A.B. -- Autograph, 1881.