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Elgin Marbles. Mr Henning begs to inform his friends and subscribers, that he has changed his residence to No.35, Lower Thornhaugh Street, Bedford Square.
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HENNING, John (1771--1861)
[Elgin Marbles. Advertisement]
Elgin Marbles. Mr Henning begs to inform his friends and subscribers, that he has changed his residence to No.35, Lower Thornhaugh Street, Bedford Square.
London (Place), W. M'Dowall, printer, Pemberton Row,, [1820].
[2] p. ; 22.5 cm. (4º)
Drop-head title as above. Page [2] blank. Dated at end 'Dec. 18, 1820.' An advertisement in which Henning states that he has completed his miniature bas-relief copy of the frieze of the cella of the Parthenon (scale 1:20), and that he is proceeding with a similar series from the Phygalian Marbles also in the British Museum. The Parthenon series, priced at £31 10s. the set and measuring 2 inches in height and 24 feet 4 inches in length, was published in six parts that could either 'form elegant ornaments for a chimney-piece; or, fitted up, in imitation of volumes, [be] ... adapted to the library.' Soane is not known to have been one of Henning's subscribers.
Copy Notes Bound with 11 other pamphlets.
Binding C19th half calf, marbled-paper boards, gilt double-rule spine, maroon spine-label lettered 'Pamphlets &c', later numbered '32' in a series of pamphlet volumes.
Reference Number 2454
[Elgin Marbles. Advertisement]
Elgin Marbles. Mr Henning begs to inform his friends and subscribers, that he has changed his residence to No.35, Lower Thornhaugh Street, Bedford Square.
London (Place), W. M'Dowall, printer, Pemberton Row,, [1820].
[2] p. ; 22.5 cm. (4º)
Drop-head title as above. Page [2] blank. Dated at end 'Dec. 18, 1820.' An advertisement in which Henning states that he has completed his miniature bas-relief copy of the frieze of the cella of the Parthenon (scale 1:20), and that he is proceeding with a similar series from the Phygalian Marbles also in the British Museum. The Parthenon series, priced at £31 10s. the set and measuring 2 inches in height and 24 feet 4 inches in length, was published in six parts that could either 'form elegant ornaments for a chimney-piece; or, fitted up, in imitation of volumes, [be] ... adapted to the library.' Soane is not known to have been one of Henning's subscribers.
Copy Notes Bound with 11 other pamphlets.
Binding C19th half calf, marbled-paper boards, gilt double-rule spine, maroon spine-label lettered 'Pamphlets &c', later numbered '32' in a series of pamphlet volumes.
Reference Number 2454