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WOBURN ABBEY MARBLES [CORBOULD (HENRY) AND JOHN RUSSELL, Sixth Duke of Bedford] Outline Engravings and Descriptions of the Woburn Abbey Marbles, FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed "From the Duke of Bedford" on the front free endpaper, [London, Printed by William Nicol], 1822
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WOBURN ABBEY MARBLES
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"FIRST AND ONLY EDITION, PRIVATELY PRINTED IN A LIMITED EDITION OF 180 COPIES" (Blackmer), produced to be given away as presents by the Duke of Bedford. The work is devoted to the magnificent collection of antique and modern sculptures assembled by the Duke (who provided the text), at Woburn Abbey. Modern works by Chantrey, Westmacott, Thorvaldsen and Canova (the celebrated "Three Graces now jointly owned by the Victoria and Albert Museum and the National Gallery of Scotland), were displayed alongside antiquities from Pompeii and Hadrian's Villa.
Provenance: Christ's Hospital, late nineteenth century bookplate.





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