A Description of Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire

Draftsman Drawn and etched by James Storer British

Publisher W. Clarke, J. Carpenter, and J. Storer British

1812

Not on view

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.

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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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