Collection stamp of Sir William Musgrave, late 18th century. Musgrave was a collector of books and prints, who became a Trustee of the British Museum in about 1784. His manuscripts and books, some donated in 1790, and others bequeathed after his death in 1799, formed the basis of the biographical collection of the Museum's library.
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Collection stamp of Sir William Musgrave, late 18th century. Musgrave was a collector of books and prints, who became a Trustee of the British Museum in about 1784. His manuscripts and books, some donated in 1790, and others bequeathed after his death in 1799, formed the basis of the biographical collection of the Museum's library.

Date

1770

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A15_459

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,0Mo (2,4Mo) / 42,1cm x 29,7cm / 4976 x 3511 (300dpi)

Mots clés

library arts book British museum color collection British Museum century Britain literature British Library Colour collector stamped 18th century Eighteenth Century initial monogram ownership mark Unknown William Sir William Musgrave Musgrave Sir William Heritage Art William Musgrave

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