published according to act of Parliament May 7 1761.
Call Number:
Folio 75 H67 800 v.2 (Oversize)
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Frontispiece to the catalogue of the pictures exhibited by the Society of Artists, at their first exhibition in Spring Gardens; Britannia standing in a rocky landscape, filling a watering can from a fountain with lion's head spout and a bust statue o...
published according to act of Parliament May 7 1761.
Call Number:
Folio 75 H67 800 v.2 (Oversize)
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Frontispiece to the catalogue of the pictures exhibited by the Society of Artists, at their first exhibition in Spring Gardens; Britannia standing in a rocky landscape, filling a watering can from a fountain with lion's head spout and a bust statue o...
A group of drawings by George Vertue of items in the Earl of Oxford's collection, many presumably sold in the sale of 1741-2. Among the items depicted are urns, busts and statues, various fragments with Greek inscriptions, a medal, an ossuary, and a s...
Description:
Title devised by cataloger.
Subject (Geographic):
England, London., and England.
Subject (Name):
Oxford, Edward Harley, Earl of, 1689-1741, Digby, Kenelm, 1603-1665,, and Digby, Venetia Stanley, Lady, 1600-1633,
Subject (Topic):
Art collections, Art, Private collections, Sculpture, Portraits, Urns, Medals, and Sarcophagi
Drawings showing the floor plan and views of the walls on which were hung paintings and against which statues and other artwork were placed. The second drawing is titled "Plan of rooms that contains [sic] the statues & the pictures" in ink above, and ...
Description:
Title devised by cataloger.
Subject (Geographic):
England, Wiltshire., and England.
Subject (Name):
Pembroke, Thomas Herbert, Earl of, 1656-1733 and Wilton House (England)
Subject (Topic):
Art collections, Art, Private collections, Sculpture, and Interiors
Manuscripts, in numerous hands, of a collection of notes on art. The collection includes numerous lists of works Reynolds saw while visiting Italian museums, houses, and private collections; a pencil drawing of a country house; and an undated letter ...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain., Italy., and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Hume, Abraham, Sir, bart., 1749-1838., Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723-1792., and Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)
Subject (Topic):
Art, English poetry, Memorandums, Odes, Painting, and Social life and customs
"Frontispiece to Joshua Kirby, Dr Brooke Taylor's Method of Perspective made easy; a rural scene with a number of absurdities caused by perspectival errors, for instance, an angler in the foreground catches a fish in the middle distance, an inn sign i...
Alternative Title:
Whoever makes a design without the knowledge of perspective will be liable to such absurdities as are shown in this frontispiece
"Frontispiece to Joshua Kirby, Dr Brooke Taylor's Method of Perspective made easy; a rural scene with a number of absurdities caused by perspectival errors, for instance, an angler in the foreground catches a fish in the middle distance, an inn sign i...
Alternative Title:
Whoever makes a design without the knowledge of perspective will be liable to such absurdities as are shown in this frontispiece
"Frontispiece to Joshua Kirby, Dr Brooke Taylor's Method of Perspective made easy; a rural scene with a number of absurdities caused by perspectival errors, for instance, an angler in the foreground catches a fish in the middle distance, an inn sign i...
Alternative Title:
Whoever makes a design without the knowledge of perspective will be liable to such absurdities as are shown in this frontispiece
"Frontispiece to Joshua Kirby, Dr Brooke Taylor's Method of Perspective made easy; a rural scene with a number of absurdities caused by perspectival errors, for instance, an angler in the foreground catches a fish in the middle distance, an inn sign i...
Alternative Title:
Whoever makes a design without the knowledge of perspective will be liable to such absurdities as are shown in this frontispiece
