Collection of engraved concert and benefit tickets, 1780-1815, undated

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Abstract:: This collection contains 18th and 19th century engraved tickets from the concerts, benefits and other events in London. Multiple artists are represented, but many include work by Francesco Bartolozzi.
Extent:: 1.25 Linear feet (3 boxes)
Language:: English .

Scope and content:: This collection contains engraved tickets created from the mid-18th to early-19th century for a variety of music, dance, and social events in London and elsewhere in Britain. Many of the engravings were done by Francesco Bartolozzi (1727-1815), an Italian engraver active in London primarily in the 18th century. The bulk of Bartolozzi's engravings in this collection are of artwork by Giovanni Battista Cipriani (1727-1785), another 18th century Italian artisti. The tickets are for various events including concerts, benefits, lectures, and dinner parties.
Acquisition information:: Purchased at Sotheby's, 4 May 1995 (lots 315, 316, 317, 330, 331). The originating lot number is included below for each item in the collection.
Physical location:: Clark Library
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:: Collection is open for research.
Terms of access:: The Clark Library owns the property rights to its collections but does not hold the copyright to these materials and therefore cannot grant or deny permission to use them. Researchers are responsible for determining the copyright status of any materials they may wish to use, investigating the owner of the copyright, and obtaining permission for their intended publication or other use. In all cases, you must cite the Clark Library as the source with the following credit line: The William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:: UCLA, Clark (William Andrews) Memorial Library

2520 Cimarron Street

Los Angeles, CA 90018, US