Gemmarum Antiquarum Delectus; ex Præstantioribus Desumptus quæ in Dactyliothecis Ducis Marlburiensis Conservantur

[1780–83]
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  • Title: Gemmarum Antiquarum Delectus; ex Præstantioribus Desumptus quæ in Dactyliothecis Ducis Marlburiensis Conservantur
  • Author: Jacob Bryant (British, baptized Plymouth, 1717–1804)
  • Author: William Cole (British, Mersham, Kent, 1753–1806)
  • Translator: Paul Henry Maty (British, London, 1744–1787)
  • Translator: Louis Dutens (British (born France), Tours 1730–1812 London)
  • Engraver: Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, Florence 1728–1815 Lisbon)
  • Artist: After Giovanni Battista Cipriani (Italian, Florence 1727–1785 Hammersmith (active London))
  • Publisher: George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough (British, 1739–1817)
  • Date: [1780–83]
  • Medium: Illustrations: stipple engraving
  • Dimensions: 16 3/4 x 11 1/16 x 1 1/2 in. (42.5 x 28.1 x 3.8 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Gift of Estate of Jane Erdmann Whitney, 1986
  • Object Number: 1986.1145.34(1–2)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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