The works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Knight; . late President of the Royal Academy. Containing his Discourses, Papers in the Idler, the journal of a tour through Flanders and Holland, and also his commentary on Du Fresnoy's art of painting. Printed from the author's revised copies, with his last corrections and additions in three volumes. To which is prefixed, some account of the life of the author, by Edmond Malone... in which is now included, a memoir of the life of Sir Joshua Reynolds, by Joseph Farington.
Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA (Plympton 1723 - London 1792)
Category
Books
Date
1819
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3035092.2
Summary
Bibliographic description
v.2. . . . 8vo.. Provenance: Small armorial bookplate inside front cover: "Calke Abbey Library". Inscription on title page: "Geo. Crewe 1829" [ie Sir George Crewe, 8th Baronet 1795-1844]. Binding: Nineteenth century diced calf.
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
Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA (Plympton 1723 - London 1792) Joseph Farington, RA (Leigh, Manchester 1747 - Didsbury, Canada 1821) Edmond Malone (1741-1812) Charles Alphonse Du Fresnoy