Sujet

Rare old India China stork, 1845. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Rare old India China stork, 1845. Item from the collection of British critic, travel writer and slaveowner William Beckford, who was also an art collector and patron of works of decorative art. After he died, the collection at his home Lansdown Tower just outside Bath was put up for sale. 'The catalogue numbers some 650 lots, including gorgeous furniture, cabinets, paintings, antique gems, coins, agates, mosaic tables, sculpture, Etruscan vases, rare gold Japan, and what is described as "matchless china"...a Stork, 16 inches high - rare old India china'. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM21A07_294

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

44,9Mo (3,0Mo) / 26,8cm x 42,0cm / 3167 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

animal architecture bird birds China British ornament antique antiques ceramic ceramics Victorian century Britain newspapers press artefact stork artifact B&W folly wading bird 19th century black & white black and white B W nineteenth century The Print Collector Illustrated London News ILN newspaper engraving Unknown William William Beckford Beckford William Thomas Beckford Beckford's Tower Lansdown Tower