Descriptive and Historical Catalogie of the Pictures in The National Gallery, With Biographical Noticed of the Deceased Painters

Ralph Nicholson Wornum

Verlag: Her Majesty's Stationary Office, London, 1877

Beschreibung

A handsomely bound and scarce referential guide to the National Gallery's catalogue, published by Her Majesty's Stationary Office. Written by Ralph Nicholson Wornum (1812-1877), a British artist and former Keeper and Secretary of the National Gallery of London.The thirty-eighth edition of this work, published in 1877.A fully comprehensive and detailed bibliographic work of the catalogue of pictures in the National Gallery during the mid nineteenth century. Including a plan of the gallery floor, an index of the various masters, and an alphabetically organised descriptive catalogue of the works.Containing the ink inscription of a previous owner to one of the front free-endpapers: 'W.W. Arbuthnot, 41 Hagarth Road, S.W.'. In half calf binding with marble covered boards. Externally, some rubbing to the extremities and boards, resulting in a small amount of loss to the paper covering the boards. Previous owner's ink inscription to one of the front free-endpapers. Internally, front hinge slightly tender but firm. Book is firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 791J23

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Descriptive and Historical Catalogie of the ...

Verlag: Her Majesty's Stationary Office, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1877

Einband: Leather

Illustrator: Various

Zustand: Very Good

Art des Buches: book