Landmarks in print collecting connoisseurs and donors at the British Museum since 1753

• Other Authors: Griffiths, Antony
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: London British Museum Press for the Trustees of the British Museum 1996
• Subjects: British Museum Department of Prints and Drawing > Exhibitions; Prints > Collectors and collecting > Exhibitions > Great Britain; Prints > Exhibitions > Exhibitions > Great Britain
• Online Access: Click Here to View Status and Holdings.
• Physical Description: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 0714126063

This book studies the history of this remarkable collection over the 250 years since the British Museum was founded in 1753. Ten essays by members of the department are devoted to describing the principal gifts, bequests or purchases that now form the core of the museum's holdings. To these essays are added nine extensive appendices with unpublished documents taken from the Museum's archives.