A Description of Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire
First edition, the first monograph on Fonthill Abbey, it records the building and its interior as it was about to be completed for William Beckford; work finished in 1813.
Artwork Details
- Title: A Description of Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire
- Draftsman: Drawn and etched by James Storer (British, Cambridge 1771–1853 Islington, London)
- Publisher: W. Clarke, J. Carpenter, and J. Storer (London)
- Date: 1812
- Medium: Illustrations: etching
- Dimensions: 13 3/4 x 9 13/16 x 7/16 in. (35 x 25 x 1.1 cm)
- Classification: Books
- Credit Line: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
- Object Number: 41.100.19
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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