A description of the collection of ancient terracottas in the British Museum : with engravings . / ...i,. r„hlijl,^iLJim-ullu,.tvtkt TnuuciftltJIiuidtilK^ LONDON: PRINTED BY W. BLLMER 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 whichthe engravings in this volume are made, were theproperty of the late Charles Towneley, Esq. and, athis death, were purchased, together with his Marbles,by Parliament, and vested in the Trustees of the Bri-tish Museum, for the
A description of the collection of ancient terracottas in the British Museum : with engravings . / ...i,. r„hlijl,^iLJim-ullu,.tvtkt TnuuciftltJIiuidtilK^ LONDON: PRINTED BY W. BLLMER 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 whichthe engravings in this volume are made, were theproperty of the late Charles Towneley, Esq. and, athis death, were purchased, together with his Marbles,by Parliament, and vested in the Trustees of the Bri-tish Museum, for the use of the Public. The foundation of Mr. Towneleys Collection wasbegun in Italy, where a long residence enabled himto make many valuable acquisitions. After his returnto England, the collection of Terracottas, belongingto Mr. Nollekens, was added to that formed by This addition, both in extent and interest,was very considerable, for Mr. Nollekens, when astudent at Rome, had paid particular attention to theacquisition of Terracottas, and had met with greatsuccess. All the statues here engraved, one only excepted,were found about the year 176
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