Skip to main content

Patronage of British art : an historical sketch ; comprising an account of the rise and progress of art and artists in London, from the beginning of the reign of George the Second : together with a history of the Society for the Management and Distribution of the Artists' Fund, from its establishment in 1810, to its incorporation in 1827: PB 44-2005

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Patronage of British art : an historical sketch ; comprising an account of the rise and progress of art and artists in London, from the beginning of the reign of George the Second : together with a history of the Society for the Management and Distribution of the Artists' Fund, from its establishment in 1810, to its incorporation in 1827

Maker(s)

Author: Pye, John II
Publisher: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans

Categories

Description

Illustrated with notes, historical, biographical, and explanatory by John Pye

Viii, 422 p : ill ; 23 cm

Place(s) associated

  • London

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2005-02) by Ars Artis

Dating

Production date: AD 1845

Note

Re-bound in modern blue cloth.

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Materials used in production

Printing ink

Techniques used in production

Printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 44-2005
Primary reference Number: 118968
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Patronage of British art : an historical sketch ; comprising an account of the rise and progress of art and artists in London, from the beginning of the reign of George the Second : together with a history of the Society for the Management and Distribution of the Artists' Fund, from its establishment in 1810, to its incorporation in 1827" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/118968 Accessed: 2024-12-18 12:07:37

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/118968 |title=Patronage of British art : an historical sketch ; comprising an account of the rise and progress of art and artists in London, from the beginning of the reign of George the Second : together with a history of the Society for the Management and Distribution of the Artists' Fund, from its establishment in 1810, to its incorporation in 1827 |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-18 12:07:37|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-118968

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...