A catalogue of the celebrated collection of pictures of the late John Julius Angerstein, Esq. containing a finished etching of every picture, and accompanied with historical and biographical notices by John Young, ...Catalogue de la collection célèbre de tableaux de feu M. Jean-Jules Angerstein, contenant une gravure finie à l'eau forte de chaque tableau, et accompagnée de notices historiques et biographiques, par John Young.First edition
London: printed by W. Nicol. Published by John Young; and by Messrs. Hurst, Robinson, and Co., July,, 1823. Folio. 27.5 x 38.5cm. Contemporary half green morocco, rubbed on spine... Large paper copy. With parallel titles and text in French. India paper proofs. Young, mezzotintist to His Majesty and Keeper of the British Institution, was also the author of catalogues of the Grosvenor, Leicester, Miles and Stafford collections, all illustrated with his own engravings. John Julius Angerstein was an insurance broker and art connoisseur who moved in artistic and literary circles; thirty-eight pictures from his collection were purchased by the government and formed the basis for the newly established National Gallery.. Extra illustrated with a portrait of Robert Banks Jenkinson, earl of Liverpool by after Sir T. Lawrance. Item #16-6310
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