A general plan of the woods, park and gardens of Stowe the seat of the Right Honourable the Lord Viscount Cobham with several perspective views in the gardens.. Dedicated to his Lordship by his most humble & obedient servant Sarah Bridgeman 1739.
Bernard Baron (Paris c.1696 - London 1762)
Category
Books
Date
1739
Materials
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3171427
Summary
Print, engraving, A general plan of the woods, park and gardens of Stowe the seat of the Right Honourable the Lord Viscount Cobham with several perspective views in the gardens.. Dedicated to his Lordship by his most humble & obedient servant Sarah Bridgeman 1739 by Bernard Baron (Paris 1696-London 1762 and Jacques Rigaud (Marseilles 1681-Paris 1754)
Bibliographic description
[16] plates. ill.. 48cm x 64 cm. Imperfect: Wanting title page and plates 1, 2, 5, 8-10, though there are also [4] unnumbered detached plates loosely inserted, apparently from same series. Binding: Nineteenth-century half blue morocco; diced blue cloth sides
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. The house and contents were acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Makers and roles
Bernard Baron (Paris c.1696 - London 1762), engraver (printmaker) Jacques Rigaud (Marseilles 1681 - Paris 1754), engraver (printmaker) Sarah Bridgeman (d.1743/4), printer and publisher