George Carrington

Cultural Legacy Details

Library - mss.

The Carrington Quarto of Richard II; The Carrington Quarto of Merchant of Venice; The Penn Quarto of Richard III; The Steevens Quarto of King Lear; the Penn Quarto of Henry IV p. 2; The Carrington Quarto of Henry IV

Shakespearean Quartos

Notes

In 1905 5 Shakespearean quartos (Merchant of Venice; King Richard II; Henry IV; Henry IV part II; and King Lear) belonging to George Carrington of Missenden Abbey were sold at auction. The quartos had reportedly been collected by Carrington's great-uncle a hundred years before. The Connoisseur Vol. XIII September-December 1905 p. 62

Further Information

Collector?

Yes

Dispersal Date

10^th Jul 1905

Auction House

Sothebys

Auction Catalogue?

Yes

George Carrington

Cultural Legacy Details

The Carrington Quarto of Richard II; The Carrington Quarto of Merchant of Venice; The Penn Quarto of Richard III; The Steevens Quarto of King Lear; the Penn Quarto of Henry IV p. 2; The Carrington Quarto of Henry IV

Notes

Further Information

Further Information

People of Interest

Rev. William Marshall Harte

Documents of Interest

Windsor and Williamsfield Inventory of Slaves 1814 p8