John, 3rd Earl of Bute: Patron & Collector
by Russell, Francis
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good. inscription to previous owner on front end page
- ISBN 10
- 0951259512
- ISBN 13
- 9780951259511
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: Merrion Press, 2004. Hardcover. Very Good. inscription to previous owner on front end page. Light brown cloth boards with black spine lettering, tan dust jacket with bw illustrations with black and red lettering, xiii, 279 pages, [108] pages of plates, illustrations, portraits. "John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (1713-1792) is best known as King George III's tutor and as the Prime Minister responsible for the Peace of Paris in 1763. He was also an outstanding partron of the arts and one of the greates of eighteenth-century British collectors. His contribuion to the Royal Collection, his own collections, notably of pictures and books, and his architectural undertakings are considered in the context of his public career and domestic life. A notable group of presentation drawings by Robert Adam is published for the first time, as are many Dutch and Italian pictures from the Bute Collection."- Dust jacket. Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 178788
- Title
- John, 3rd Earl of Bute: Patron & Collector
- Author
- Russell, Francis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good. inscription to previous owner on front end page
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0951259512
- ISBN 13
- 9780951259511
- Publisher
- Merrion Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- European History, John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute ; European History ; ;
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