Humphry Repton
1752-1818
The Red Book of Ferney Hall
[1789]
Binding: 8 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches (216 x 292 mm)
Pen and brown ink and watercolor on paper.
1954.17
Gift of Mr. Junius S. Morgan and Mr. Henry S. Morgan.
Notes
Six drawings and two plans with manuscript text.
Inscriptions/Markings
Watermark: page 2. Crowned shield with horn inside, over trefoil and letters "GR". Horn with strap, crown with decorative band, centered between chain lines.
Watermark: page 9. Shield with diagonal stripes over trefoil and cursive letter "W", fragment. Shield with bend.
Watermark: page 15. Fleur-de-lis, centered between chain lines, possibly top of watermark on page 9 (shield).
Watermark: page 9. Shield with diagonal stripes over trefoil and cursive letter "W", fragment. Shield with bend.
Watermark: page 15. Fleur-de-lis, centered between chain lines, possibly top of watermark on page 9 (shield).
Associated names
Morgan, Jane Norton, 1868-1925, former owner.
Morgan, Junius Spencer, former owner.
Morgan, Henry S. (Henry Sturgis), 1900-1982, former owner.
Morgan, Junius Spencer, former owner.
Morgan, Henry S. (Henry Sturgis), 1900-1982, former owner.
Bibliography
Pierpont Morgan Library. Review of Acquisitions, 1949-1968. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1969, p. 164.
Adams, Frederick B., Jr. Sixth Annual Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1955, p. 76-78.
Adams, Frederick B., Jr. Sixth Annual Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1955, p. 76-78.
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Century Drawings
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