Ædes Pembrochianæ: A New Account and Description Of The Statues, Bustos, Relievos, Paintings, Medals, And Other Antiquities And Curiosities In Wilton-House. In Which The Ancient Poets and Artists Are made mutually to explain and illustrate each other. To Which Is Prefixed, A Dissertation on the Origin, Progress and Decay Of Sculpture Among the Greeks and Romans. With A Complete Index; By which any partcular Statue, Busto, Painting, &c. and the Places or Rooms where disposed, may be immediately turned to. In the Antiquities of this Collection, are contained the whole of Cardinal Richelieu's, and Cardinal Mazarine's, and the greatest Part of the Earl of Arundell's; besides several particular Pieces purchased at different Times. The Eleventh Edition.
RA Collection: Book
Record number
06/2940
Variant Title
New Account And Description Of The Antiquities And Curosities In Wilton-House
Imprint
Printed for, and Sold by H. Coward, at Wilton-House; And B.C. Collins,, Salisbury.: MDCCLXXXVIII.
Physical Description
[8], xv, [1], 129, [15] p.; 196 mm. (Octavo.)
Contents
[Half-t., t.p.] - Preface - [Text] - An Index To The Antiquities, Curiosities, And Painters - Index To The Places and Rooms Where The Antiquities and Paintings are disposed.
Responsibility Note
ESTC states that the author was George Richardson (1736?-1817?).
References
ESTC, T73058
J. Cornforth, 'Conversations with old heroes: the collections', in Country Life (1968 Sep. 26), p.748-51.
J. Cornforth, 'A virtuoso's gallery', in Country Life (1968 Oct. 3), p.834-41.
J. Lees-Milne, Earls of creation: five great patrons (1962), p.41-82.
A. Michaelis, Ancient marbles in Great Britain (1882).
Summary Note
The half-title reads, 'A New Account And Description Of The Antiquities And Curiosities In Wilton-House.'
The works of art at Wilton House had been bought chiefly by the fourth earl of Pembroke (who acquired works by Holbein, Titian, Giorgione, Correggio and Tintoretto and by contemporaries such as D. Mijtens, Van Dyck and Lely) and by the eighth earl (who acquired coins, sculpture and paintings by Lotto, Tintoretto, Rembrandt, L. van Leyden and the 'Wilton diptych'). At the time of the publication of this catalogue they were in the possession of the tenth earl.
Reproductions
A microfilm copy was published in 1986 (Woodbridge CT: Research Publications).
Provenance
A preliminary leaf is inscribed in ink, 'T. Kerrich M.C.C. 1790.'
Copy Note
Some pages are heavily annotated. A preliminary leaf is inscribed in ink, '2 different accounts of Wilton'.
Paintings, European - Antiquities - Sculpture - History
Collections - Great Britain - Wiltshire - Wilton House - 18th century
Catalogues - Great Britain - 18th century