Fonthill House in Wiltshire, the seat of William Beckford Esqr [graphic]

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Title: Fonthill House in Wiltshire, the seat of William Beckford Esqr [graphic]
Creator: Angus, William, 1752-1821, printmaker
Contributor: Angus, William, 1752-1821, publisher.
Turner, J. M. W. 1775-1851, artist.
Published / Created: [1 March 1800]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Published as the act directs March 1st, 1800, by W. Angus, No. 4 Gwynne's Buildings, Islington
Abstract: "View of park, with lake in the centre, the house on the other side of the lake, two figures under trees in the left foreground, one standing and playing the flue, the other sitting and listening, herd and flock to the right; after JMW Turner (Wilton 334)."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title etched below image.
Plate from: Angus, W. The seats of the nobility and gentry in Great Britain ... [Islington] : Published by W. Angus ..., Feby. 1, 1787 [i.e. 1787-1815]
"Pl. 50"--Upper right corner.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
1 print : steel engraving on wove paper ; sheet 20.4 x 26.3 cm.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Provenance: Ex dono James T. Babb; January 1963;
Extent: 1 print : sheet 16.5 x 21 cm
Language: English

Genre: Book illustrations
Steel Engravings England London 1800
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Material: steel engraving ; and wove paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): Beckford, William, 1709-1770
Subject (Topic): Homes and haunts
Estates
Subjects: Beckford, William, 1709-1770 > Homes and haunts
Estates
England > London > 1800
Babb, James T. (James Tinkham), 1899-1968 > Ownership

Access: Public
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