RA Collection: People and Organisations
English printer and antiquarian. The second son of Edward Bentley and Anne Nichols, sister of John Nichols (1745–1826) who was also an printer, author and antiquary, and edited the Gentleman’s Magazine for nearly 40 years. Bentley served his apprenticeship with Nichols was then taken into partnership.
In 1819 Bentley went into partnership with his brother Richard, in Dorset Street, Salisbury Square; and on the latter taking over the business of Colburn, he established the firm of Samuel and John Bentley, Wilson, & Fley, at Bangor House, Shoe Lane. (John Bentley being his nephew).
Born: 1785
Died: 1868
Sydney Morgan, Lady Morgan
The Life And Times Of Salvator Rosa. By Lady Morgan. ... In Two Volumes. Vol. I. (II.) - London: 1824.
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John Thomas Smith
Nollekens And His Times: Comprehending A Life Of That Celebrated Sculptor; And Memoirs Of Several Contemporary Artists, From The Time Of Roubiliac, Hogarth, And Reynolds, To That of Fuseli, Flaxman, And Blake. By John Thomas Smith, Keeper Of The Prints And Drawings In The British Museum. Second Edition. In Two Volumes. Vol. I. (II.) - London:: 1829.
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Some Account Of The Abbey Church Of St. Alban. Illustrative Of The Plans, Elevations, And Sections Of That Building. - London:: 1813.
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Henry Fuseli RA
The Life And Writings Of Henry Fuseli, Esq. M.A. R.A. Keeper, And Professor Of Painting To The Royal Academy In London; Member Of The First Class Of The Academy Of St. Luke At Rome. The Former Written, And The Latter Edited By John Knowles, F.R.S. Corresponding Member Of The Philosophical Society At Rotterdam, His Executor. In Three Volumes. Vol. I. (-III.) - London:: [1831]
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