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AR76: Collection of Trade Cards
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© The Holburne Museum of Art, Bath
Museum number AR76
Title Collection of Trade Cards
Object type In category: Library and Archive » Document
Date Between 1824 and 1825
People Unknown - Printer(s)
Place of origin Europe » Europe
Condition Good
Materials & techniques In categories:
Book/Document » Leaves » Card
Book/Document » Medium » Ink
Pictures: Medium » Ink
Components AR76.1
AR76.10
AR76.11
AR76.12
AR76.13
AR76.14
AR76.2
AR76.3
AR76.4
AR76.5
AR76.6
AR76.7
AR76.8
AR76.9

Description A collection of thirteen trade cards from Italian, Dutch and Belgian dealers in pictures, prints, micro-mosaics and other works of art.
Marks and inscriptions
Inscription Location Method
none
Notes

These trade cards, from Italy, Holland and Belgium, were almost certainly collected by Sir William Holburne during his Grand Tour of 1824-5, presumably from dealers that he had either bought from or whose services he had considered
Muse theme The Art of Collecting
Muse chapter The History of the Holburne Collection » Sir William Holburne and his Collection » Establishing taste: Sir William' s Grand Tour, 1824-5
The History of the Holburne Collection » The Collection » Library and Archive
Gallery Labels

Trade cards

Continental, c.1824-5

They include those of picture dealers, booksellers and antique dealers in Rome, Florence, Ghent and Antwerp.

X320 Collection of Sir William Holburne


(Unknown)
15-3-1993

Trade Cards

Selection of trade cards from Italian, French and Dutch dealers in pictures, prints, micro-mosaics and other objets d'art, collected by Sir William Holburne during his European tour, 1824-5

Holburne Archive X320


(Unknown)
29-4-2004

Method of acquisition Bequest
Provenance Sir T. W. Holburne (1793-1874); by whom bequeathed to Mary-Anne Barbara Holburne (1802-1882); by whom bequeathed to the Museum
Exhibition history

Title of exhibition: Holburne One hundred: an exhibtion to commemorate the Centenary of the Museum’s opening and the Bicentenary of Sir William Holburne’s birth
Location of exhibition: The Holburne Museum of Art, Bath
From: 15-5-1993
To: 18-10-1993
Reference: none

Title of exhibition: The Beauties of Bath: the Holburne Museum Revealed
Location of exhibition: Christie's, London
From: 7-1-1998
To: 3-2-1998
Reference: none

Title of exhibition: Town House Treasures: Sir Thomas William Holburne of Bath
Location of exhibition: The Wallace Collection, London
From: 29-4-2004
To: 6-6-2004
Reference: none

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