Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Jenkins, Susan, 1963-
Title:
Portrait of a patron : the patronage and collecting of James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos (1674-1744) / Susan Jenkins.
Published / Created:
Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2007]

©2007
Physical Description:
ix, 219 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Collection:
Reference Library
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Related Content:
Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0615/2006018633.html
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [199]-209) and index.
Contents:
Curriculum vitae : ambitions, achievements, politics -- Architectural patronage : the building of Cannons -- Cannons : the interior decoration -- The grounds of Cannons -- After the crash : architectural and other projects -- Collecting in context : collectors and collections -- The Duke of Chandos as a collector -- The Duke as 'Apollo of the arts' -- Death and disposal -- Appendix 1: Selected list of works formerly belonging to or James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos (1674-1744) -- Appendix 2: Brydges family tree.
Subject Terms:
Chandos, James Brydges, Duke of, 1674–1744. | Art patrons -- Great Britain -- Biography.