Wilton House, Wiltshire
RA Collection: People and Organisations
Wilton House is an English country house at Wilton near Salisbury in Wiltshire, which has been the country seat of the Earls of Pembroke for over 400 years. It was probably built on the site of the medieval Wilton Abbey. Following the Dissolution of the Monasteries, Henry VIII presented Wilton Abbey and its attached estates to William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke.
Works associated with Wilton House, Wiltshire in the RA Collection
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James Kennedy
A description of the antiquities and curiosities in Wilton-House. Illustrated with twenty-five engravings of some of the capital statues, bustos and relievos - Sarum: [1786]
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James Kennedy
A New Description Of The Pictures, Statues, Bustos, Basso Relievos, And Other Curiosities, In The Earl of Pembroke's House, At Wilton. In the Antiques of this Collection are contained the Whole of Cardinal Richelieu's, Cardinal Mazarine's, and the greatest Part of the Earl of Arundel's; besides several particular Pieces purchased at different Times. - Salisbury:: [1778]
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Ædes Pembrochianæ: A New Account and Description Of The Statues, Bustos, Relievos, Paintings, Medals, And Other Antiquities And Curiosities In Wilton-House. In Which The Ancient Poets and Artists Are made mutually to explain and illustrate each other. To Which Is Prefixed, A Dissertation on the Origin, Progress and Decay Of Sculpture Among the Greeks and Romans. With A Complete Index; By which any partcular Statue, Busto, Painting, &c. and the Places or Rooms where disposed, may be immediately turned to. In the Antiquities of this Collection, are contained the whole of Cardinal Richelieu's, and Cardinal Mazarine's, and the greatest Part of the Earl of Arundell's; besides several particular Pieces purchased at different Times. The Eleventh Edition. - Salisbury.: [1788]
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