Shelfmark
Qg.1 (copy 1)
Additional shelfmark
Uc.3 (copy 2)
Author
Title
Paper palaces : the Topham collection as a source for British neo-classicism : the Verey Gallery, Eton College, May-November 2013 / curated by Lucy Gwynn & Adriano Aymonino ; catalogue written by Adriano Aymonino with Lucy Gwynn and Mirco Modolo.
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Topham collection as a source for British neo-classicism.
Publication, distribution, etc.
Eton : Eton College, 2013.
Physical description
56 p. : col. ill. ; 21 x 21 cm.
Note
"Accompanied by the Conference: A Window on Antiquity: the Topham Collection at Eton College, 17th May 2013".
Formatted contents note
Contents: Foreword / Lord Waldegrave of North Hill -- Introduction : the rationale for the exhibition -- Richard Topham & Eton / by Lucy Gwynn -- Catalogue. Richard Topham and his collection ; Robert Adam and his antiquarian sources ; Robert Adam, the Topham collection and Francesco Bartoli ; The Topham collection's broader influence : Charles Cameron and other neo-classical architects and decorators.
Summary, etc.
Summary: "This exhibition explores a beautiful, extensive, but now largely neglected collection of drawings housed at Eton College Library since the 1730s. The collection, assembled by Richard Topham (1671-1730) for private study, was in essence a reconstruction on paper of the staggering collections of antique sculptures, reliefs, frescoes, and other classical remains to be found in early eighteenth-century Rome. Some two decades after its deposition at Eton, the Topham Collection became one of the most important sources for British taste in classical art and decoration."--Introduction, p. 5.
Copy-specific note
Copy 1: Reference collection; previous shelfmark "Qe.1".
Subject
Topham, Richard, 1671 - 1730 Art collections Exhibitions.
Subject
Adam, Robert, 1728 - 1792 Exhibitions.
Subject
Cameron, Charles, ca. 1743 - 1812 Exhibitions.
Subject
Bartoli, Francesco, 1675? - 1730? Exhibitions.
Subject
Subject
Classical antiquities in art Exhibitions.
Subject
Classical antiquities Influence Exhibitions.
Subject
Decoration and ornament Great Britain Neoclassicism Exhibitions.
Subject
Drawing, European Themes, motives Exhibitions.
Genre/Form
Exhibition catalogs.
Added entry--name
Gwynn, Lucy, 1982 - ? author.
Added entry--name
Modolo, Mirco author.
Added entry--name
Eton College Library issuing body.
Added entry--place
England Eton.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B47141