An historical account of Corsham House, in Wiltshire, the seat of Paul Cobb Methuen, Esq. : with a catalogue of his celebrated collection of pictures dedicated to the patrons of the British Institution, and embracing a concise historical essay on the fine arts : with a brief account of the different schools, and a review of the progressive state of the arts in England : also biographical sketches of the artists, whose works constitute this collection / by John Britton ; embellished with a view and plan of the house.
Alternate Title(s):
Spine title: Account of Corsham House
Published / Created:
London : Printed for the author, and Joseph Barrett, Bath. Sold by Longman and co. Paternoster-Row; W. Miller, Albemarle-Street; J. Taylor, Holborn; also by all the booksellers in Bath; by Coombs, Chippenham; Collins, Salisbury, &c., 1806.[London] : J. Wright, printer, St. John's Square, Clerkenwell, [1806]
Physical Description:
[4], 108 pages, [2] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Engravings by Joseph Clarendon Smith and John Roffe; after John Britton.
Subject Terms:
Methuen, Paul Cobb, 1752-1816 -- Art collections. | Corsham Court (Wiltshire, England) -- History. | British Institution. | Wiltshire (England) -- History. | Art -- Private collections. | Painting -- Private collections -- Great Britain. | Artists -- Dictionaries. | Longman & Co. -- Publisher. | Miller, W. -- Publisher. | Coombs -- Publisher. | Collins -- Publisher. | Wright, J. -- Printer. | Beaumont, Richard Beckett -- Bookplate. | Marks, John L. -- Bookplate. | Magner, John Thos. -- Pres. insc. from John Britton. | Britton, John -- Pres. insc to John Thos. Magner.