British Picturesque Landscapes

September 22, 2007 – February 24, 2008
West Building, Ground Floor, G21

John Claudius Loudon, *A treatise on forming, improving, and managing country residences; and on the choice of situations appropriate to every class of purchasers*, London, 1806, National Gallery of Art Library, Grega and Leo A. Daly III Fund for Architectural Books

This exhibition is no longer on view at the National Gallery.

Overview: Engravings and colored prints of outdoor scenes in Great Britain from books of the late 18th and early 19th centuries selected from the collection of the National Gallery of Art's library were on view. Included were engravings after works by Turner, travel books featuring country scenes by William Gilpin, landscapes and seascapes, and views of country manors.

Organization: The installation was organized by the National Gallery of Art. Neal Turtell, executive librarian, National Gallery, was curator.

Opening the Covers of the Rare Book Collection
Audio, Released: December 4, 2007, (6:01 minutes)