John, 3rd Earl of Bute : patron and collector / Francis Russell

London : Merrion Press, 2004. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; xv, 279 pages, [108] pages of plates : 191 illustrations, facsimiles, plans, portraits ; 32 cm. Notes; Includes bliographical references (p. 249-255) and index. Contents; The evolution of a connoisseur -- Architecture. Bute House, 1760-1765 -- Luton Park, 1763-1791 -- Architectural undertakings, 1767-1792 : South Audley Street, Highcliffe and Mount Stuart -- The collection. The pursuit of pictures, 1749-1792 - Appendix. Selections from the correspondence of John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute. Subjects; Bute, John Stuart Earl of 1713-1792. Bute, John Stuart Earl of 1713-1792 Art collections. George III, King of Great Britain 1738-1820 Friends and associates. Bute, John Patrick Crichton-Stuart Marquess of 1847-1900 ; Biography. Bute, John Patrick Crichton-Stuart Marquess of 1847-1900. Bute, John Stuart Earl of 1713-1792 Art collections ; Catalogs. Bute, John Patrick Crichton-Stuart Marquess of 1847-1900. Bute, John Stuart Earl of 1713-1792 Art patronage. Bute, John Stuart 3rd Earl of. Bute House (Edinburgh, Scotland). Luton (House : Bedfordshire, England). Royal Collection (Great Britain). 1700-1799. Art Collectors and collecting Great Britain History 18th century. Art patronage Great Britain History 18th century. Prime ministers Great Britain 18th century ; Biography. Art Collectors and collecting England History 18th century. Art patronage England History 18th century. Art Collectors and collecting England History 19th century. Art patronage England History 19th century. Art Private collections England History 19th century. Art Private collections England History 18th century. Art patrons England ; Biography. Botanists. Art Collectors and collecting. Art patronage. Garden history. Natural history. Botany. Architecture. England. Bute, John Stuart Earl of 1713-1792 Biography Portrait. Art Collectors and collecting England History 18th century. Art patronage England History 18th century. Science History. Collectors and collecting - Great Britain - 18th century. Art patronage - Great Britain - 18th century.