Kennedy, James, active 1759, A description of the antiquities and curiosities in Wilton-House , MDCCLXIX [1769]
- Title(s):
- 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 Collection[Request]Rare Books and ManuscriptsN5247.P4 K46 1769+ Copy 2 OversizeYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection[Request]Rare Books and ManuscriptsN5247.P4 K46 1769+ Copy 3 OversizeYale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter[Request]
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/584070
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- Includes list of subscribers.
Last leaf erroneously numbered 93.
Holmes, M. Country house described, p. 272
BAC: 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:
- Architecture, Domestic -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.Art -- Private collections -- Early works to 1800.Art -- Private collections -- England.Country homes -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.Grahame, A.B. -- Autograph, 1881.Gunnis, Rupert -- Bookplate.Morison -- Autograph.Newman, Baron -- Autograph, Sept. 1801.Painting -- Private collections -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.Pembroke, Thomas Herbert, Earl of, 1656–1733 -- Art collections.Sculpture -- Private collections -- England.Wilton House (England) -- Guide books.
- Form/Genre:
- Engravings -- 1769.
Guidebooks.
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