The Beauties of England
author
Philip Luckombe
(Exeter, 1730 - 1803)
printer
L. Davis and C. Reymers
(active London, 18th century)
Date1757
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions17.5 x 11 x 3 cm (6 7/8 x 4 5/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number8.a.2.5
eMuseum ID719304
Other NumberEnglish Short Title Catalog, N189
EmbARK ObjectID17836
TMS Source ID6052
Last Updated8/9/24
Descriptionxxii, 344 pages ; 12°.Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
MarksNotesBookplate (inside front cover, center): Thomas Apthorp
Inscribed in ink (front flyleaf, top right): Don: Mat - / [illegible]
Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf, center): John Gibant
Inscribed in ink (front flyleaf, top right): Don: Mat - / [illegible]
Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf, center): John Gibant
ProvenanceNotesIn the collection of Thomas Apthorp.
In the collection of John Gibant.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at an unknown auction on 6 February 1906.
In the collection of John Gibant.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at an unknown auction on 6 February 1906.
