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Aylesford Collection of Warwickshire drawings
Catalogue reference: MS 3015
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This record is about the Aylesford Collection of Warwickshire drawings dating from c. 1792 - c. 1932.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MS 3015
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Title (The name of the record)
- Aylesford Collection of Warwickshire drawings
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Date (When the record was created)
- c. 1792 - c. 1932
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Description (What the record is about)
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This collection contains upwards of 560 drawings in watercolours, sepia, or Indian ink, besides pencil drawings and numerous etchings, line and mezzotint engeravings by G. Vertue, Houbraken, Knapton, T. Worlidge, etc. These drawings were specially executed for the Earl of Aylesford about the year 1821. The collection was intended to illustrate a large paper copy of the 2nd edition of Dugdale's Antiquities of Warwickshire.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Not Public Record(s)
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- G. Vertue, Houbraken, Knapton, T. Worlidge, etc.
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 6 Volumes
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- Indexes and catalogues to the collection are kept in the Wolfson Centre.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/cbb4fe23-da4f-43fd-9750-8a1f8f16e4e4/
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Aylesford Collection of Warwickshire drawings