A catalogue of the genuine and extraordinary collection of British portraits and historic prints, consisting of the sovereigns, princes and princesses, peer and peeresses, statesmen, Knights of the Garter dignified and inferior clergy, men who have signalized themselves in the Navy employments, patriots who have rendered service to their country, Lord Mayors, Aldermen, sheriffs, and merchantes of the city of London, the Costume of the people, ambassadors from foreign states to England, the various sovereigns of Europe connected with the political history of the same, and illustrious strangers who have visited Britain, literary characters, artists, remarkable persons who have been notorius for their eccentricities or evil memorable events of the history and first invention of the fine arts brought down to the present time; comprising the works of Delaram, Elstrack, the Faithorne's, Hollar, Loggan, Lumley, the Passe's Place, Smith Robert White, Barra, Vandrebanc, Rembrandt, Edelinck, Nanteil, Audran, &c. the proofs and variations innumerable, private plates unique prints and miniatures, unknown in any other collection or public repository; forming the most splendid and rare series of English portraits hitherto submitted to public sale and collected with the true classic taste of the fine arts at a most liberal expense by the late Sir James Winter Lake, Baronet.

Bibliographic Details

Corporate Authors:	William Stewart, London, Mr. Stewart
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Subjects:	Sir James Winter Lake