A general dictionary of painters; . containing memoirs of the lives and works of the most eminent professors of the art of painting, ...
Matthew Pilkington (1701-1784)
Category
Books
Date
1829
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3012447
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v. . 8vo.. Provenance: Nineteenth-century small armorial bookplate with motto, "Degeranti genus opprobium": Calke Abbey Library; also inscribed on title page (v.1): "Calke Abbey Library -1829.". Binding: Nineteenth-century full calf, gilt tooled and blind tooled borders, red spine labels, gilt lettered (missing from v.2).
Provenance
Transferred to the National Trust by the Treasury in lieu of CTT in 1985 with an endowment provided by the NHMF.
Makers and roles
Matthew Pilkington (1701-1784)