Author: Algernon Graves
Title: The British Institution 1806-1867 a Complete Dictionary of Contributors and Their Work from the Foundation of the Institution
Description: Bath, Kingsmead Reprints, 1969. Cloth. A facsimile reprint of the 1875 work on the titles exhibited at the British Institution, complied by the art historian Algernon Graves. A facsimile reprint of this work, which was originally published in 1875. In the original price-clipped dustwrapper. This work is a complete record of the titles exhibiting at the British Institution. The author gives details of the size of the paintings, as well as the prices asked for by the painters. The British Institution was a private society in London in the nineteenth century. It exhibited works of both living and dead artists, and admitted only connoisseurs. The institution was disbanded in 1867, and was located in Pall Mall. Written by Algernon Graves. Graves was an art historian and art dealer, specialising in the documentation of exhibition and sales of art. He also published a dictionary of works exhibiting at principal London exhibitions, the idea for which he formed when recovering from an injury, In the original publisher's cloth binding with the original price-clipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Minor edgewear to the dustwrapper, with a very little fading to the spine, and a small mark to the front joint and to the rear wrap. Price label to the front flyleaf. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Very Good Indeed.

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