Buchanan, William: Memoirs of painting: with a chronological history of the importation of pictures by the great masters into England since the French Revolution (Band 1) (London: Ackermann, 1824)

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short and interesting history of the introduction
of this branch of so important a collection into
England.
The names of purchasers of this part of the
collection, which the author of these compilations
received from Mr. Wilson, are as follow :—The
Duke of Richmond, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the
Earl of Carlisle, the Earl of Ossory, the Earl of Darn-
ley, the Baron Nagel, Lord Eardley, Viscount
Dudley and Ward, -- Danby, Esq. of York-
shire, Walter Fawkes, Esq. of Farnley-Hall, M.P.,
Edward Knight, Esq. of Portland Place, Lady
A. Polwarth, Joseph Smith, Esq., Mr. Vander-
gucht, the Count de Bruhl, the Earl of Buck-
inghamshire, General Craig, Sir Francis Basset,
Lord Gower, Miss Ottway, the Earl of Gains-
borough, Viscount Clermont, William Smith, Esq.
M.P., Monsieur Mickel Basil, Payne Knight,
Esq. M.P., the Countess of Hardwicke, Sir John
Nelthorpe, W. Beckford, Esq., J. Davenport, Esq.,
George Hardinge, Esq., - Taylor, Esq., and
Sir Philip Stephens.
The same classification of the pictures follows
here, as in the Italian part, and as given in the
work of engravings after the pictures of the ] Ca-
lais Royal.