Thomas Gainsborough letter to William Jackson, 1773 January 29
1773 January 29
2
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
Thomas Gainsborough letter to Elizabeth Rasse
[1753]
3
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
The anatomy of the horse
1766
4
Constable, John, 1776–1837
Letter to John Thomas Smith
1797, between January 16 and March 23
5
A letter on the nature and state of curiosity as at present with us ..
1736
6
Vues de la ville de Londres
1758
7
To all who are possessed of a laudable curiosity
[1773]
8
Pain, William, 1730?-1790?
The builder's companion, and workman's general assistant
MDCCLVIII [1758]
9
Mrs. Stewart's concert Hanover Square
[1789]
10
Stowe, a description of the house and gardens of the most noble and puissant prince, George Grenville Nugent Temple
1788
11
Bill for building expenses
1760
12
Home, Robert, 1752–1834
Select views in Mysore,
1794
13
Pennant, Thomas, 1726–1798
The journey from Chester to London
MDCCLXXXII [1782]
14
Rocque, John, -1762
A map of London and the adjacent country 10 miles round
1748
15
Halfpenny, William, d. 1755
Chinese and Gothic architecture properly ornamented
1752
16
Gwynn, John, 1713–1786
London and Westminster improved
MDCCLXVU [1766]
17
Wet drug jar
between 1700 and 1725
18
Cozens, Alexander, 1717–1786
Principles of beauty, relative to the human head
MDCCLXXVIII [1778]
19
Pope, Alexander, 1688–1744
An epistle to the Right Honourable Richard Earl of Burlington
1731
20
Stuart, James, 1713–1788
Critical observations on the buildings and improvements of London
MDCCLXXI [1771]
21
A book of eighteen leaves
1757
22
The temple of taste
[1796]
23
Burges, Mary Anne, 1763–1813
Flora of the British Isles
circa 1790-1810?
24
Whereas the game within the manor of Pinkhurst, and in several parts of the parishes of Itchingfield, Slinfold, Billingshurst, and Rudgwick, in the county of Sussex, has of late years, and up to the present time, been greatly destroyed by poachers, unqualified, and unlicenced persons ..
[1797]
25
Panorama, Leicester-Square
[1793]
26
Rigaud, Jacques, 1681–1754
Stowe Gardens in Buckinghamshire, belonging to the right honourable the Lord Viscount Cobham : laid out by Mr. Bridgman, principal gardener to their majesties King George I and II / delineated in a large plan and fifteen perspective views : drawn on the spot by Mons. Rigaud, and engraved by him and Mons. Bernard Baron =
MDCCXLVI [1746]
27
Jones, Inigo, 1573–1652
Some designs of Mr. Inigo Jones and Mr. Wm. Kent
1744
28
Martyn, Thomas, fl. 1760–1816
The English entomologist
MDCCXCII [1792, i.e. 1793]
29
Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
Cyclamen (cf. Cyclamen L.) and (Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Pyrrhogyra sp.), with Northern dune tiger beetle (Cicindela ?hybrida), Leaf beetle (Coleoptera Chrysomelidae), Flesh fly (Diptera Sarcophagidae), Wasp beetle (Clytus arietis), Red-breasted carrion beetle (Oiceoptoma throracica) and, Sexton or Burying beetle (Nicrophorus humator), with shell (Mauritia arabica) from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne
circa 1768
30
Bowles & Carver
Bowles & Carver's new and enlarged catalogue, of accurate and useful maps, plans, and prints,
1795]
31
The royal and entertaining Game of the goose
[between 1761 and 1794]
32
Ireland, Samuel, -1800
Picturesque views on the River Wye
1797
33
Paine, James, 1717?-1789
Plans, elevations, and sections, of noblemen and gentlemen's houses,
1783
34
Payne, John, 1710–1771
Twelve designs of country-houses
1757
35
Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
Caesalpinoid legume, possibly a species of Caesalpinia L.; Blackburn's Earth Boring Beetle (Geotrupes blackburnii), Seven-Spotted Ladybird Beetle (Coccinella septumpunctata), Purple Emperor (Apatura iris), (Lepidoptera Hesperiidae) and (Nymphalidae cf. Haematera); shells, from left: (Cypraea ocellata L. 1758), (Conus marmoreus L. 1758), and (Semicassis granulate Born, 1778), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne
circa 1768
36
White, John, active 1757–1759
Journal of a voyage to New South Wales
MDCCXC [1790]
37
Hearne, Thomas
Antiquities of Great Britain
1786-1807
38
Dry drug jar
circa 1750
39
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
History of British birds
1797-1804
40
The art of drawing without a master
[1768]
41
Rigaud, Jacques, 1681–1754
A general plan of the woods, park and gardens of Stowe, the seat of the Right Honourable the Lord Viscount Cobham
1739
42
Kirby, John Joshua, 1716–1774
Dr. Brook Taylor's method of perspective made easy,
1754
43
Newman, Frederick
The curiosities and beauties of England displayed
[1795?]
44
Wright, Joseph, 1734–1797
Joseph Wright notebook
1775-1780
45
Smith, John Thomas, 1766–1833
Antiquities of London and its environs
1791-[1800]
46
Rocque, John, -1762
Plan du chateau, jardin et parc de Wilton
1754
47
Rogissart, sieur de, fl. 1706
Les delices de l'Italie
1707
48
Twelve remarkable views in North America and West Indies
[between 1771 and 1785]
49
Letters of administration of William Morgan
1781
50
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
Observations on the River Wye and several parts of South Wales, &c.
MDCCLXXXIX [1789]
51
Darly, Matthias, approximately 1720–approximately 1778
A new book of Chinese designs, calculated to improve the present taste
MDCCLIV [1754]
52
Laroon, Marcellus, 1653–1702
The cryes of the city of London drawne after the life = Les cris de la ville de Londres dessignez apres la nature = L'arti com[m]uni che uanno p[er] Londra fatte dal naturale
1711
53
Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne
circa 1768
54
Dry drug jar
circa 1740
55
R. M
The Mars and the L'Hercule, April 21, 1798
1799
56
Lairesse, Gérard de, 1640–1711
The art of painting
1778
57
Dickson, Archibald, 1703–1747
Drawings of houses and gardens
1736-1743
58
White, Mr., active 1798
A catalogue of the very choice and valuable musical library
[1798]
59
Burton, John, 1710–1771
An essay towards a complete new system of midwifry
1751
60
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756–1827
[Transparent prints]
[1799]
61
Twelve prints of sea engagements
[between 1771 and 1785]
62
Nightingall, Miles
A catalogue of the genuine collection of pictures, of Mrs. Gamberini, widow of the late Charles Gamberini Esq., deceased, by whom these pictures were collected, at a great expence out of the principal cabinets abroad : consisting of the most eminent and approved masters of the Italian and other schools, amongst which are the undoubted works of Titian, Corregio, Raphael, Rembrant, Rubens, Vandyke, Poussin, Albert Durer, Carracci, Guercino, Guido, Zucharelli, Demenichino, Gio. Dom. Porta, Michael Angelo and other scarce performances, some remarkably curious : also her houshold furniture, an exceeding fine ton'd double key'd harpsichord, by Hawes of Hamburgh : a ditto single key'd harpsichord, with two unison, by Jos. Shudi, in a neat mahogany case : a neat brass measuring wheel, by Adams, on a new construction; and a great variety of other valuable effects : which by order of the executrix will be sold at publick auction by Miles Nightingall, on Wednesday the 10th May, 1775, and two following days, at his great room, the end of Saville Row, next Conduit-Street : beginning each day punctually at 12 o'clock : catalogues may be had as above, the Rainbow Coffee-House Cornhill, and at the auctioneer's in Golden Square
[1775]
63
Angelo, Domenico, 1717?-1802
Proposal for printing by subscription L'ecole des armes, ou, L'explication generale des principales attitudes et positions concernent l'escrime
circa 1763
64
Newcastle, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1592–1676
A general system of horsemanship in all it's [sic] branches
MDCCXLIII [1743]
65
Milton, Thomas, 1743?-1827
A collection of select views from the different seats of the nobility and gentry in the Kingdom of Ireland
[1783-1793]
66
Hyakunin isshu karuta
late 18th century?
67
Sheraton, Thomas, 1751–1806
The cabinet-maker and upholsterer's drawing-book
1793
68
Ireland, Samuel, -1800
Original watercolors for A picturesque tour through Holland, Brabant, and part of France,
1789
69
Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe), male, with Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) and Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa), both open and closed, and Pupa (Lepidoptera Pieridae), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne
circa 1768
70
Switzer, Stephen, 1682?-1745
Ichnographia rustica, or, The nobleman, gentleman, and gardener's recreation
1742
71
Stowe
1766
72
Hutchins, Mr. (Hassil), active 1779–1789
A catalogue of a sundry elegant solid gold snuff-boxes, of rich workmanship
[1783]
73
Williams, William, active 1724–1733
Oxonia depicta sive Collegiorum et aularum in inclyta Academia Oxoniensi ichnographica, orthographica & scenographica delineatio
[1733]
74
Jesuits
Allerhand so lehr- als geist-reiche Brief, Schrifften und Reis-Beschreibungen
1726-1758
75
Daniell, Thomas, 1749–1840
Oriental scenery
1795-1807 [that is, 1808]
76
Rocque, John, -1762
A plan of the city of Bristol
1743
77
Rose, Richard, 1728–1770
A journal of a voyage to Madrass
1761
78
By Her Majesty's command, Frogmore House & gardens to be shown to Miss Smith & her party
between 1792 and 1818?
79
Cook, James, 1728–1779
A voyage to the Pacific ocean
1784
80
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834
A fourth book, containing twelve imitations of drawings, of modern carriages
[1797]
81
Engelbrecht, Martin, 1684–1756
Album of Rococo ornamental designs of gardens, flora and fauna, games and pastimes, costume, chinoiserie, hermits and grottoes, occupations, cities and villages, saints and martyrs, and biblical scenes
circa 1735-1750
82
Moffat, James
Views in Calcutta
s.d.]
83
Halfpenny, William, -1755
New designs for Chinese temples, triumphal arches, garden seats, palings &c. ...
1750-1752
84
Cowper, William, 1666–1709
Myotomia reformata
1724
85
Nattes, John Claude, 1765?-1822
Monsieur Nattes, no. 41, Charles Street, Westminster
[approximately 1781?]
86
Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
Red crossbill (Loxia curvirostra), male, with Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne
circa 1768
87
Greenwood, Jonathan
The sailing and fighting instructions, or, Signals as they are observed in the Royal Navy of Great Britain
[1715?]
88
Society of Dilettanti (London, England)
Antiquities of Ionia,
1769-1915
89
Gibbon, Edward, 1737–1794
Miscellaneous works of Edward Gibbon, Esquire
MDCCXCVI [1796]
90
Sandby, Paul, 1731–1809
The virtuosi's museum
1778[-1781]
91
Rocque, John, -1762
A plan of the palace gardens and town of Kensington ... = Plan du palais jardins et bourg de Kensington
[1736?]
92
A lady's ticket for the anniversary sermon of the Small Pox Hospital
[1752]
93
Rice, Edmund Nagle, -1801
A plan of mathematical learning taught in the Royal Academy, Portsmouth
approximately 1798-1799
94
Rocque, John, -1762
Plan of the house, gardens, park & hermitage of Their Majesties at Richmond
1734
95
Fob seal, with motto "Am I not a man and a brother?"
not before 1787
96
Salisbury, W. T
Select meditations and reflections on death
circa 1782-1792
97
Bowles, Carington, 1724–1793
The draughtsmen's assistant, or, Drawing made easy
1786
98
Thomson, James, 1700–1748
The seasons,
1797
99
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
Hints to form the taste & regulate ye judgment in sketching landscape
circa 1790
100
Witton, Philip Henry
Views of the ruins of the principal houses destroyed during the riots at Birmingham =