Specimens of the ancient sculpture and painting, now remaining in this kingdom, from the earliest period to the reign of Henry ye VIII. consisting of statues, bassorelievos, brasses &c. paintings on glass and on walls &c. A description of each subject, ... This work is designed to shew the rise & progress of sculpture and painting in England, and to explain obscure and doubtful parts of history, ... The drawings made from the original subjects and engraved by Iohn Carter.
John Carter (1748 - 1817)
Category
Books
Date
1780 - 1787
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 3013035
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v.,plates (some col.) . ill.. . fol... Binding: Eighteenth-century vellum over board; border in blue and gold; spine decorated in blue and gold; ticket of "H. Walther".
Makers and roles
John Carter (1748 - 1817)