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Summary: An Historical Acount of CORSHAM HOUSE, in Wiltshire; the seat of Paul Cobb Methuen Esq. With a Catalogue of his Celbrated Collection of Picutres. Dedicated to the Patrons of the British Institution; and embracing a concise historical essay on The Fine Arts. With a brief account of the different schools; and a review of the progressive state of the arts in England. Also biographical sketches of the artists whose works constitute this collection/Britton, John/1806/Longman and Co/ One of the two copies is the author's own copy with hand written notes