This elegant volume provides a catalog of the art collection owned by T.B. Brydges, Esq., a wealthy aristocrat who lived at Lee Priory in the early 19th century. With descriptions of hundreds of paintings, including works by such masters as Raphael, Rubens, and Poussin, the book offers a fascinating window into the tastes and sensibilities of the British upper class during the Regency period. With beautiful reproductions of many of the paintings...