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001 $ 07/1397
003 $ UK-LoRAA
005 $ 20230707144102.2
041 0 # $a eng
044 # # $a uk
100 1 # $a Cole
245 1 0 $a Felix Summerly's Hand Book For The National Gallery With Reminiscences Of The Most Celebrated Pictures Drawn From The Originals By John, James, And William Linnell.
260 # # $a London $b George Bell, 186, Fleet Street $c 1843.
300 # # $a [8], [v]-ix, [1], 69, [5] p., frontis.: $b illus.; $c 165 mm. (Duodecimo.)
505 0 # $a [Frontis., t.p.] - Advertisement (by Henry Cole) - Preface; [note on the cover and engravings] - A Brief Sketch Of The Rise And Progress Of The National Gallery - The Waterloo Vase - Numerical Catalogue Of The Pictures In The National Gallery [with illus.] - A Classed Catalogue Of The Pictures In The National Gallery, With Short Biographical Notices Of Their Painters - Painters Arranged In Chronological Order - Schools Of Painting ... ; Gifts; Bequests; Purchases By Parliamentary Grants; [note]; [colophon] - [Publisher's advertisement, 'Felix Summerly's Works. Published By George Bell ...'].
508 # # $a The frontispiece and the in-text illustrations are unsigned.

The printer is named in the colophon: 'Charles Whittingham, Chiswick.'
510 0 # $a On Sir Henry Cole see S.M. Avery-Quash, Creating a taste for beauty: Henry Cole's book ventures [dissertation, Cambridge Univy.] (1997); A. Cooper, For the public good: Henry Cole [dissertation, Open Univy.] (1992); E. Bonython, King Cole (1982).
520 2 # $a The Advertisement and Preface refer to earlier editions of this catalogue, published in 1841.

The Advertisement, over the name of Henry Cole, accuses Joseph Hume, M.P., of plagiarism.

The name, 'Felix Summerly', is a pseudonym of Henry Cole, which he used from about 1841, mainly for his books for children.

The frontispiece shows the painting of the Raising of Lazarus, by Sebastian Del Piombo. In-text illustrations show other pictures in the collection.
561 # # $a The verso of the front loose endpaper is inscribed in ink, 'Sir Augustus Callcott from the Editor' and 'Bequest of Sr. A.W. Callcott'.
562 # # $a The spine-piece is missing.
563 # # $a Paper-covered boards; upper and lower covers printed with decoration in color.
610 2 4 $a National gallery (London)
653 # # $a Paintings, European - History
653 # # $a Collections - Art galleries - Great Britain - London - 19th century
655 # 0 $a Catalogues - Great Britain - 19th century
655 # 0 $a Pictorial works - Great Britain - 19th century
700 1 # $a Cole $e previous owner
700 1 # $a Callcott $e previous owner $e donor
700 1 # $a Bell $e publisher
700 1 # $a Linnell $e draughtsman
700 1 # $a Linnell $e draughtsman
700 1 # $a Linnell $e draughtsman
700 1 # $a Whittingham $e printer
710 2 # $a National Gallery (London)