Album of Prints after Italian Old Master Drawings by Arthur Pond, Charles Knapton, and James Basire
1734-1736/1764; album assembled later
Artist, English, c. 1705 - 1758
Artist, English, c. 1700 - 1760
Artist, British, 1730 - 1802
Artwork overview
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Medium
bound volume with 67 etchings printed mostly in brown (some with woodcut or roulette) on laid paper mounted on laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
book: 52 × 39 × 3.3 cm (20 1/2 × 15 3/8 × 1 5/16 in.)
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Accession
1956.4.22-88
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Earl of Portarlington, Emo Park (bookplate). Philip Hofer (book plate)
Associated Names
Inscriptions
in gold-tooled lettering on spine: POND'S / PRINTS
Markings
Earl of Portarlington, Emo Park Library (bookplate); Philip Hofer (book plate)