Beckford Collection

Elizabeth, Countess of Effingham, c. 1797. Creator: Benjamin West
Elizabeth, Countess of Effingham, c. 1797

Maria Hamilton Beckford (Mrs. William Beckford), 1799. Creator: Benjamin West
Maria Hamilton Beckford (Mrs. William Beckford), 1799

China bird, and Japan sugar basket, 1845. Creator: John Wykeham Archer
China bird, and Japan sugar basket, 1845. Item from the collection of British critic, travel writer and slaveowner William Beckford

Etruscan vases, Chinese vessels, &c. 1845. Creator: Unknown
Etruscan vases, Chinese vessels, &c. 1845. Items from the collection of British critic, travel writer and slaveowner William Beckford

Peruvian drinking cup, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Peruvian drinking cup, 1845. Item from the collection of British critic, travel writer and slaveowner William Beckford, who was also an art collector and patron of works of decorative art

The Crimson Drawing-Room, Lansdown Tower, 1845. Creator: Unknown
The Crimson Drawing-Room, Lansdown Tower, 1845. Interior of an architectural folly built for British art collector William Beckford near Bath, Somerset. It was designed by Henry Goodridge

The Vestibule, Lansdown Tower, 1845. Creator: Unknown
The Vestibule, Lansdown Tower, 1845. Interior of an architectural folly built for British art collector William Beckford near Bath, Somerset. It was designed by Henry Goodridge

The Sanctuary, Lansdown Tower, 1845. Creator: Unknown
The Sanctuary, Lansdown Tower, 1845. Interior of an architectural folly built for British art collector William Beckford near Bath, Somerset. It was designed by Henry Goodridge

Lansdown Tower and garden, 1845. Creator: Smyth
Lansdown Tower and garden, 1845. View of the tower of an architectural folly built for British art collector William Beckford near Bath, Somerset. It was designed by Henry Goodridge

The Etruscan Library, 1845. Creator: Unknown
The Etruscan Library, 1845. Interior of Lansdown Tower, an architectural folly built for British art collector William Beckford near Bath, Somerset

Rare Chinese coffee-pot, 1845. Creator: John Wykeham Archer
Rare Chinese coffee-pot, 1845. Item from the collection of British critic, travel writer and slaveowner William Beckford, who was also an art collector and patron of works of decorative art

Rare Venetian glass, 1845. Creator: John Wykeham Archer
Rare Venetian glass, 1845. Item from the collection of British critic, travel writer and slaveowner William Beckford, who was also an art collector and patron of works of decorative art

Rare old India China stork, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Rare old India China stork, 1845. Item from the collection of British critic, travel writer and slaveowner William Beckford, who was also an art collector and patron of works of decorative art

Statue of St. Antony, of Padua - by Rossi, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Statue of St. Antony, of Padua - by Rossi, 1845. Item from the collection of British critic, travel writer and slaveowner William Beckford

Staircase and Tazza, Lansdown Tower, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Staircase and Tazza, Lansdown Tower, 1845. Interior of an architectural folly built for British art collector William Beckford near Bath, Somerset. It was designed by Henry Goodridge

Interior of the Lantern, Lansdown Tower, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Interior of the Lantern, Lansdown Tower, 1845. Interior of an architectural folly built for British art collector William Beckford near Bath, Somerset. It was designed by Henry Goodridge

Lansdown Tower - the Scarlet Drawing-Room, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Lansdown Tower - the Scarlet Drawing-Room, 1845. Interior of an architectural folly built for British art collector William Beckford near Bath, Somerset. It was designed by Henry Goodridge

William Beckford Esquire, (1798). Creator: John Chapman
William Beckford Esquire, (1798). Portrait of William Beckford (1709-1770), political figure in 18th century London, who twice held the office of Lord Mayor of London (1762 and 1769)

Lord Mayor Beckford, (1709-1770), c1771, (1925). Creator: Unknown
Lord Mayor Beckford, (1709-1770), c1771, (1925). Political figure in 18th-century London, who twice held the office of Lord Mayor of London (1762 and 1769)

The City carriers, 1769. a procession consisting of City officials approaches the entrance to St Jamess Palace in order to present the Petition of the Livery

Gateway of the Fonthill Estate, Wiltshire, 2005. Fonthill Abbey and its surrounding estate was built in 1795-1807 by James Wyatt for the wealthy novelist and eccentric William Beckford (1760-1844)

Guild Hall Monument to William Beckford, 1886. William Thomas Beckford (1 October 1760 - 2 May 1844) was an English novelist

William Beckford and his speech to King George III, 1770 (1886). Beckford (1710-1770) was Lord Mayor of London in 1762-1763 and again in 1769-1770

Horace Beckford, 18th century (1905). Artist: John Conde
Horace Beckford, 18th century (1905). From The Connoisseur magazine (April 1905)

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