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A companion to the exhibition of the Royal Academy, M.DCC.XCVI

John Williams [pen-name Anthony Pasquin]

RA Collection: Book

Record number

23/243

Author

Imprint

London: Printed for the author; and sold by J. Jordan, Fleet-Street; R. H. Westley, No. 201, Strand; and by all other Booksellers in Town and Country., [1796]

Physical Description

26 pages ; 23 cm.

General Note

At head of title: "No. II."
Wanting: `A companion to the exhibition of the Royal Academy : with a list of the principal portraits, M. DCC. XCVI. No. I.'
According to the record for `No. I’ in the National Art Library, the author of the work is Anthony Pasquin [pseud. of John Williams (1754 - 1818)].
This publication appears to be a companion to, or continuation of: `A companion to the exhibition of the Royal Academy, with a list of the principal portraits, M.DCC.XCVI.' `No. 1' (at head of title page), 2nd edition, (ESTC 479215), the only copy of which listed on ESTC and WorldCat is held at the National Art Library, Victoria & Albert Museum. (No copies of the 1st edition of this publication are listed). The publication held in the Royal Academy of Arts Library has the shorter title, `A companion to the exhibition of the Royal Academy, M.DCC.XCVI,' and `No. II' at the head of the title page. The only copy of this publication listed on ESTC and WorldCat is the one held in the RA Library.

Responsibility Note

The pen-name of 'Anthony Pasquin' was adopted in 1786 by the artist and writer, John Williams (1754-1818).

References

Reproductions

A copy of the subject of this `companion’, the 28th annual Royal Academy exhibition, held at Somerset House, Strand, London, in 1796, has been digitised by the Royal Academy of Arts and is available to view here: https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/exhibition-catalogue/ra-sec-vol28-1796

Name as Subject

Contributors

J.S. Jordan, printer
Robert Hall Westley, printer