The Baths Of The Romans Explained And Illustrated. With The Restorations Of Palladio Corrected And Improved. To Which Is Prefixed, An Introductory Preface, Pointing Out The Nature Of The Work. And A Dissertation Upon The State Of The Arts During The Different Periods Of The Roman Empire

published 1772

Barnaby Mayor

Artist, British, died 1744

Charles Hall

Artist, British, c. 1720 - 1783

Charles Cameron

Author, British, c. 1743 - 1812

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    1 vol: ill: 2 etched and engraved title pages by Charles Hall (1 English, 1 French), dedication page, 38 etching and engravings within text (up to half-page), and 76 etchin and engravings (36 double-page, 36 full-page, 4 folding, versos blank), 1 platesigned by Charles Cameron, and 1 by Barnaby Mayor after Charles Cameron, rest unsigned

  • Credit Line

    Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection

  • Dimensions

    page size: 53.1 x 35.5 cm (20 7/8 x 14 in.)

  • Accession

    1983.49.12

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Bookplate of Marquess of Donegall. Bookplate of Clark. Bookplate of Arthur Hunt (?), Newbold Revel. Mark J. Millard, New York; purchased by NGA, 1983.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1998

  • Middleton et al. 1998, no. 9.

Inscriptions

second front free endpaper, by later hand, upper right in graphite: 673/ASX / F 820 / S / CC / Fowler P.61 / AVERY 4/169. / Engraved title, printed title (in English), / engraved dedication, IV + 65 + (1 blank) pp / (including 14 head- and tail- / pieces); printed title (in French), IV + 68 pp / (including 14 engraved head- and tail- / pieces) and (78) plates (40 double-p.) / numbered (I)-LXXV, two numbered / XII, and 2 numbered XVI.

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