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Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788

Thomas Gainsborough letter to William Jackson, 1773 January 29

1773 January 29

Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788

Thomas Gainsborough letter to Elizabeth Rasse

[1753]

Stubbs, George, 1724–1806

The anatomy of the horse

1766

Constable, John, 1776–1837

Letter to John Thomas Smith

1797, between January 16 and March 23

Rehberg, Friedrich, 1758–1835

Drawings faithfully copied from nature at Naples

MDCCXCIV [1794]

Linwood, Mary, 1755–1845

Exhibition of Miss Linwood's pictures in needle work,

[1799?]

The complete dictionary of arts and sciences

1765-1766

Moll, Herman, -1732

Atlas minor, or, A new and curious set of sixty two maps

[1763?]

The picturesque beauties of Shakspeare

[1787]

Cozens, Alexander, 1717–1786

Principles of beauty, relative to the human head

MDCCLXXVIII [1778]

Rice, Edmund Nagle, -1801

A plan of mathematical learning taught in the Royal Academy, Portsmouth

approximately 1798-1799

Bolton, James, active 1775–1795

European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), from the natural history... [Read more]

circa 1768

The Chinese silk manufactory represented in twelve copper plates

[between 1771 and 1785]

Bolton, James, active 1775–1795

Lady's slipper orchid (Cypripedium calceolus L.), with tiphiid wasp... [Read more]

circa 1768

Rocque, John, -1762

A plan of Rome

1750

Sandby, Paul, 1731–1809

A collection of landscapes

MDCCLXXVII [1777]

The artist's vade mecum

1786

Daniell, Thomas, 1749–1840

Oriental scenery

1795-1807 [that is, 1808]

Dugdale, William, 1605–1686

The antiquities of Warwickshire illustrated

MDCCXXX [1730]

Boucher, François, 1703–1770

Nouveau livre de vases

Oct. 22, 1771

Bolton, James, active 1775–1795

Crimson topaz hummingbird (Topaza pella), male, with Cyclamen (cf.... [Read more]

circa 1768

The particulars and inventories of the estates of the sub-governor, deputy... [Read more]

1721

Burke, Thomas, 1749–1815

Vincent Lunardi Esqr.,

publish'd April 20th, 1786

Lairesse, Gérard de, 1640–1711

The art of painting,

1738

Rocque, John, -1762

The environs of London

[1763]

An account of the charges for catching the red deer out of the woods of the Rt.... [Read more]

1735

Watson, Nicholas, active 1793

[Bill of receipt by Nicholas Watson, on behalf of his mother Ann Watson, for the... [Read more]

1793

Laroon, Marcellus, 1653–1702

The cryes of the city of London drawne after the life = Les cris de la ville de... [Read more]

1711

Rocque, John, -1762

A survey of the man[o]r of Graney

North America, and the West Indies

[1764?]

Twelve prints of sea engagements

[between 1771 and 1785]

Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756–1827

[Transparent prints]

[1799]

The combat with the giant

September 1st, 1796

Signet ring, with motto "Am I not a man and a brother?"

not before 1787

The magic ring

November 1st, 1796

Bruce, James, 1730–1794

Travels to discover the source of the Nile

1790

The Naval chronicle

1799-1818

Buck, Samuel, 1696–1779

[Views of the cities of Westminster and London taken from the opposite bank of the... [Read more]

1749

Langley, Batty, 1696–1751

Gothic architecture, improved by rules and proportions

1747

Dennis, Sarah, 1712–1761

Shellwork flower arrangement

circa 1730

Dickson, Archibald, 1703–1747

Drawings of houses and gardens

1736-1743

Lairesse, Gérard de, 1640–1711

The art of painting

1778

Angus, William, 1752–1821

The seats of the nobility and gentry in Great Britain and Wales

Feby. 1, 1787 [i.e. 1787-1815]

Thomson, James, 1700–1748

The seasons,

1797

Rocque, John, -1762

A geometrical plan of the city and suburbs of Bristol

[175-?]

Thornton, William

The new, complete, and universal history, description, and survey of the... [Read more]

1784

The ... Fashions of London and Paris

An arithmetical pastime

April 19th, 1798

Halfpenny, William, d. 1755

Chinese and Gothic architecture properly ornamented

1752

A book of eighteen leaves

1757

The temple of taste

[1796]

Stuart, James, 1713–1788

Critical observations on the buildings and improvements of London

MDCCLXXI [1771]

Linwood, Mary, 1755–1845

Tygress

ca. 1798

Kirby, John Joshua, 1716–1774

Dr. Brook Taylor's method of perspective made easy,

1755

White, Mr., active 1798

A catalogue of the very choice and valuable musical library

[1798]

Hawkesworth, John, 1715?-1773

An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for... [Read more]

1773

Fob seal, with motto "Am I not a man and a brother?"

not before 1787

Salisbury, W. T

Select meditations and reflections on death

circa 1782-1792

Nattes, John Claude, 1765?-1822

Monsieur Nattes, no. 41, Charles Street, Westminster

[approximately 1781?]

Lynch, Richard, -1781

Will of Patrick Lynch

1781

Bolton, James, active 1775–1795

Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) female, and eggs, with Cowberry... [Read more]

circa 1768

Chinese landskips

[ca. 1752?]

Ripa, Cesare, 1560–1645

Iconologia, or, Moral emblems

MDCCIX [1709]

Bolton, James, active 1775–1795

Red Avadavat (Amandava amandava), male, with Marsh gentian (Gentiana... [Read more]

circa 1768

Jones, Inigo, 1573–1652

Some designs of Mr. Inigo Jones and Mr. Wm. Kent

1744

Martyn, Thomas, fl. 1760–1816

The English entomologist

MDCCXCII [1792, i.e. 1793]

The compleat drawing-book

MDCCLV [1755]

Campbell, Colen, 1676–1729

Vitruvius Britannicus, or, The British architect

MDCCXV-MDCCLXXI [1715-1771]

Repton, Humphry, 1752–1818

Vinters in Kent, a seat of James Whatman Esqr

1797

Josiah Wedgwood & Sons

Jug with hunting scenes after George Stubbs

ca. 1780

Hodges, William, 1744–1797

Choix de vues de l'Inde

[1788]

Orme, Daniel, 1766–1837

D. Orme, historical engraver to His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Prince... [Read more]

[between 1792 and 1797]

Jones, William, -1757

The gentlemen's or builder's companion

1736]

Bolton, James, active 1775–1795

Cyclamen (cf. Cyclamen L.) and (Lepidoptera Nymphalidae... [Read more]

circa 1768

The Copper-plate magazine, or Monthly cabinet of picturesque prints

[1792-1802]

Tracy, Thomas

Iter boreale, or, The northern expedition

1732

Wickham, Harriet, 1766–1847

Album of watercolors of flowering plants in Yorkshire and Cumbria

1796-1803

Bolton, James, active 1775–1795

Beautiful Nuthatch (Sitta formosa), with hazel (Corylus avellana L.), oak... [Read more]

circa 1768

Buck, Samuel, 1696–1779

[A collection of engravings of castles, abbeys, etc. in England and Wales,... [Read more]

1726-42

A Set of prints engraved after the most capital paintings in the... [Read more]

1788

Le souvenir, or, Pocket remembrancer for MDCCXCIX

[1798]

Twelve prints, representing the surprising events in the life and... [Read more]

publish'd as the act directs, 18 Jan. 1783

A survey of the estate of John Plampin Esquire, taken in 1774,

1774

Camper, Petrus, 1722–1789

The works of the late Professor Camper

1794

Pope, Alexander, 1688–1744

An epistle to the Right Honourable Richard Earl of Burlington

1731

Rocque, John, -1762

A map of London and the adjacent country 10 miles round

1748

Pennant, Thomas, 1726–1798

The journey from Chester to London

MDCCLXXXII [1782]

Bolton, James, active 1775–1795

?Subalpine warbler (Sylvia cantillans), male, and eggs, with strawberry (Fragaria... [Read more]

circa 1768

Wickham, Harriet, 1766–1847

A collection of English grasses

circa 1792-1808

Coade's Artificial Stone Manufactory

Coade's Lithodipyra, or, Artificial Stone Manufactory

[approximately 1784?]

Cock, Mr. (Christopher), active 1720–1749

A catalogue of all the materials of the dwelling-house, out-houses, &c. of... [Read more]

[1747]

Bolton, James, active 1775–1795

Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) from the natural history cabinet of Anna... [Read more]

circa 1768

Indenture placing James Harris into the service of Anthony Harison, goldsmith

Indenture placing John Dikes into the service of John Morris, joiner

1740 October 6

Indenture placing Elizabeth Richardson into the service of Jane Horam

1769 January 4

Ridinger, Johann Elias, 1698–1767

A new book of stags

[ca. 1730]

Langley, Batty, 1696–1751

The city and country builder's, and workman's treasury of designs, or, The art... [Read more]

1740

Rogers, Charles, 1711–1784

A collection of prints in imitation of drawings

1778

Packe, Christopher, 1686–1749

A new philosophico chorographical chart of East-Kent

1743

Bill for building expenses

1760