A book of ceilings, composed in the style of the antique grotesque: designed and etched by George Richardson, architect. = Livre de plat-fonds, composés d'après les grotesques antiques; dessinés et gravés par George Richardson, architecte,.
George Richardson (Edinburgh c. 1738 - London 1813)
Category
Books
Date
1776
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 3082338
Summary
Bibliographic description
[8],ii,ii,11,[1]p., 97 plates ([1], I-XLVIII, I-XLVIII) . 1o.. Imperfect: wanting 'To the public' from unpaginated prelims.. Provenance: Dedicatory leaf to Lord Scarsdale. Eighteenth-century armorial bookplate, Curzon impaling Colyear, signature (Strongitharm) illegible: 'Recte et Suaviter' (Franks 7704; Lee's London Bookplates (1985) 193) [Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Baron Scarsdale (1726-1804) m. 1750 Caroline Colyear]. Binding: Eighteenth-century full crimson morocco; thick gilt roll to form a border; recessed cords; spine gilt; green spine label: 'Richardson's Ceilings'.
Makers and roles
George Richardson (Edinburgh c. 1738 - London 1813)