A Catalogue of the collection of pictures, &c. belonging to King James the Second : to which is added, a catalogue of the pictures and drawings in the closet of the late Queen Caroline, with their exact measures : and also of the principal pictures in the palace at Kensington

Vertue, George, 1684-1756, Chiffinch, William, 1602?-1688, Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797, Vertue, George, 1684-1756. Catalogue of the pictures, drawings, limnings, enamels, models in wax, and ivory carvings, &c. at Kensington, in Queen Caroline's closet, next the state bed-chamber · 1758 · London : Printed for W. Bathoe · 6 pictures

A 1758 London catalogue printed for W. Bathoe by George Vertue and others, listing the paintings, drawings and ivory carvings of King James II and Queen Caroline's closet at Kensington Palace. The pages are ruled floor-plan style diagrams with numbered boxes for each hanging, with handwritten labels such as artist names, 'Ivory' and 'Nine small Heads' inside. A designer could borrow the numbered boxed layout, the elegant copperplate script labels and the sparse hanging-plan grid for a museum guide, an exhibition wall map or a heritage-themed chart.

James II, King of England, 1633-1701 · Caroline, Queen, consort of George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1737 · Kensington Palace (Kensington, London, England)

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