A catalogue of the small but valuable library of books, chiefly relating to classical literature and the fine arts, books of prints, and antiquities of John Flaxman, Esq. R.A. dec. : Among them will be found Piranesi's Candelabra, and Vedute di Roma ... the original drawings of Mr. Flaxman, to illustrate Hesiod, morocco; Italian copies of the Iliad and Odyssey; also a great rarity, a copy from Raffaelle; painting in oils, by Mr. Flaxman, and an engraved copper-plate by ditto; which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Christie, at his great room, no. 8, King-Street, St. James's Square, on Thursday, June 12th, 1828, at one o'clock precisely.

RA Collection: Book

Record number

23/458

Christie's (London)

[London]: [s.n.], 1828

15, [1] p. ; 232 mm.

The title is taken from the cover and the catalogue lists 173 lots.

This is a photocopy of the original in the Sir John Soane's Museum Library (ref. no. 1921).

With the title-page inscribed in ink Exors of J. Flaxman. Annotated in ink with the prices fetched, but with no buyers' names.

The prices fetched had been inserted in MS.

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