Humphry Repton

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Humphry Repton
1752-1818
The Red Book of Ferney Hall
[1789]
Pen and brown ink and watercolor on paper.
Binding: 8 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches (216 x 292 mm)
Gift of Mr. Junius S. Morgan and Mr. Henry S. Morgan.
1954.17
Notes: 

Six drawings and two plans with manuscript text.

Inscription: 

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).

Provenance: 
Mrs. J.P. Morgan (d. 1925); by descent to her sons, Junius S. and Henry S. Morgan.
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Associated names: 

Morgan, Jane Norton, 1868-1925, 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.

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Repton, Humphry
School: 
British
Century: 
18th century
Classification: 
Sketchbook
Department: 
Drawings and Prints