A biographical and critical dictionary of painters and engravers, . from the revival of the art under Cimabue, and the alleged discovery of engraving by Finiguerra, to the present time: with the ciphers, monograms and marks, used by each engraver... by Michael Bryan.
Michael Bryan (1757 - 1821)
Category
Books
Date
1816
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3040842
Summary
Bibliographic description
[2],xlix,[1],709,[3]p, frontis., 5 plates; [4],822,[2]p . 4to.. Not indigenous. Loosely inserted: clipping from dealer's catalogue, unrelated to provenance. Provenance: Nineteenth-century armorial crest book label with baron's coronet: Rufford Abbey. Lord Saville, G. C. B. [Rufford Abbey, Nottinghamshire, formerly owned by the Earls of Scarborough via the Savile family]. Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscribed on v. 1 flyleaf in Norris's hand: (Lowe '64 Đ5.10.) 11.5.64. Binding: Twentieth-century full red morocco binding over boards; gilt fillets to form a border; gilt central panel; spine gilt with title 'Bryan's Dictionary of painters'; sewn on five raised bands. Binder's stamp: Bound by J. Wright, Noel St.
Makers and roles
Michael Bryan (1757 - 1821)