Catalogue of the collection of English portraits of James Bindley
Reference code
BIN
Title
Catalogue of the collection of English portraits of James Bindley
Date
1785-1786
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and format
Paper; ff. v + 118.
Quarto.
Vellum binding.
Unidentified bookplate of a member of the Spanish Order of Charles III, with motto 'Sub robore virtus' (see also MSS/0416), fol. iv. Lot 285 in an unidentified sale-catalogue (fragment of label, fol. ii).
Quarto.
Vellum binding.
Unidentified bookplate of a member of the Spanish Order of Charles III, with motto 'Sub robore virtus' (see also MSS/0416), fol. iv. Lot 285 in an unidentified sale-catalogue (fragment of label, fol. ii).
Scope and content
'Catalogue of Mr. Bindley's Collection of English Portraits - taken by Himself in February, 1785. And Continued to the Present Time' (fol. ii). Catalogue of the collection of James Bindley, FSA (1737-1818), arranged under the same classes, although not in the same order, as the list on fol. i. Memorandum by Bindley, 30 Dec. 1786, relating to his collections on back pastedown (fol. iii).
Bindley's library and collections were sold by R. H. Evans (see DNB; obituaries of Bindley, Gentleman's Magazine, 88, pt. 2, 280, 631-2).
Bindley's library and collections were sold by R. H. Evans (see DNB; obituaries of Bindley, Gentleman's Magazine, 88, pt. 2, 280, 631-2).
Creator
Bindley, James (1737-1818), commissioner of stamp duties and book collector
Previous reference number(s)
SAL/MS/321
MS 321
MS 321
Related units of description
The will and probate of James Bindley is held in the London Metropolitan Archives (London Metropolitan Archives - City of London).
The Will of James of Bindley is held in the National Archives (https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/).
Letters from James Bindley to Edmund Malone are held in the Bodleian Library (Special collections | Bodleian Libraries (ox.ac.uk)).
Complaint by James Bindley regarding access to St James’ Park on horseback is held in the National Archives (https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/).
The lease of an allotment of land and related documents by James Bindley are held by the London Metropolitan Archives (London Metropolitan Archives - City of London).
Report from James Bindley, Lewis Jenkins and Edward Finch Hatton regarding a clause within the Stamp Duty Act c98 is held by the National Archives (https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/).
The Will of James of Bindley is held in the National Archives (https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/).
Letters from James Bindley to Edmund Malone are held in the Bodleian Library (Special collections | Bodleian Libraries (ox.ac.uk)).
Complaint by James Bindley regarding access to St James’ Park on horseback is held in the National Archives (https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/).
The lease of an allotment of land and related documents by James Bindley are held by the London Metropolitan Archives (London Metropolitan Archives - City of London).
Report from James Bindley, Lewis Jenkins and Edward Finch Hatton regarding a clause within the Stamp Duty Act c98 is held by the National Archives (https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/).