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Title: A description of the collection of ancient terracottas in the British Museum : with engravings
Year: 1810 (1810s)
Authors: British Museum. Dept. of Greek and Roman Antiquities Combe, Taylor, 1774-1826
Subjects: British Museum Terra-cotta sculpture, Ancient
Publisher: London : Printed by W. Bulmer and Co., and sold at the British Museum, and by G. and W. Nicol
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
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A Description of the Collection of Ancient Terracottas in the British Museum with Engravings
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LONDON: PRINTED BY W. BULMER AND CO. CLEVELAND-ROW; AND SOLD AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM; AND BY G. AND W. NICOL, BOOKSELLERS TO HIS MAJESTY, PALL-MALL. 1810. INTRODUCTION. Nearly the whole of the Terracottas, from which the engravings in this volume are made, were the property of the late Charles Towneley, Esq. and, at his death, were purchased, together with his Marbles, by Parliament, and vested in the Trustees of the British Museum, for the use of the Public. The foundation of Mr. Towneleys Collection was begun in Italy, where a long residence enabled him to make many valuable acquisitions. After his return to England, the collection of Terracottas, belongingto Mr. Nollekens, was added to that formed by Mr.Towneley. This addition, both in extent and interest, was very considerable, for Mr. Nollekens, when a student at Rome, had paid particular attention to the acquisition of Terracottas, and had met with great success. All the statues here engraved, one only excepted,were found about the year 1765

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