Shelfmark
MS 391
Title
Alphabetical list of printed portraits. manuscript.
Publication, distribution, etc.
England, 1770s.
Physical description
1 volumes (128 leaves) : paper ; 24 x 19 cm.
Note
Title devised by cataloguer.
Note
Place of production inferred from the language of the volume; date of production inferred from date on fol. 1r (April 1776) and fol. 4v (September 1777).
Note
Unfoliated. The final 57 leaves are blank.
Note
Written in black ink on recto of each leaf. Occasional additions and corrections made on verso.
Note
Notes on verso also include notes on the acquisition of some portraits. Most of these refer to Mr Bindley (presumably James Bindley, 1739-1818, book collector), but one refers to Mr Boydell (presumably John Boydell, 1720-1804, engraver and printseller).
Note
List of portraits arranged alphabetically, with some topographical engravings listed at the end. Details include format and occasionally year of creation. Arrangement suggests this list was copied from a complete list rather than assembled in this volume.
Binding
Contemporary stiff vellum case; blind tooled double fillet border; two sewn bnads; title written on spine in ink (largely faded); red sprinkled edges.
Subject
Subject
Subject
Portrait prints Early works to 1800.
Added entry--place
England
Identifier
B49378