A catalogue of English household furniture from the Georgian Period. The maind designers are Chippendale, Sheraton, Adam, and others. It containes one hundred photographic plates, illustrating three hundred and forty-eight examples of: dressing tables; round and square tables; toilet tables; secretaires; side tables; lady's work-boxes; writing tables; card tables; reading tables; arm-chairs; chests of drawers; sofas; chairs; parlor chairs; setees; corner chairs; low chairs; hall chairs; cabinets; toilet swinging glasses; bedroom chests of drawers; book-cases; clocks; mirrors; lamp stands; candelabrae; fire screens; corner cupboards; bureau.
Chippendale, Thomas (1718-1779), furniture designer
A pictorial collection of etchings by Claude Lorrain Liber Vertitatis, Marine subjects. Subject included are: Sea port at sunset; Market on sea shore; Sea port at sunset, groups in foreground; Sailors loading vessels; Sea port at sunset, groups of figures; Sea port at sunset, men landing merchandize; Distant view of the sea , with town; Sea port at sunset, with buildings; Sea port, portico of temple; Ships of war at anchor; Sea port, Temple of the Sibyl in distance; City of Cumae, with Apollo and Sibyl; Sea port, buildings and figures; The embarcation of St. Ursula; The landing of Cleopatra; Trojan women burning the Grecian shipping; Sea port at sunset, armed figures in the foreground; The story of Europa; The embarcation of the Queen of Sheba; A breezy morning, with Claude sketching; The calling of Peter and Andrew; The embarcation of Carlo and Ubaldo; River scene, with landing of Aeneas; Carthage, Dido and Aeneas.
Lorrain, Claude (c1600-1682), painter
