The British gallery of contemporary portraits
Subtitle: being a series of engravings of the most eminent persons now living or lately deceased, in Great Britain and Ireland, from drawings accurately made from life, or from the most approved original pictures : accompanied by short biographical notices.
Contributors: Roscoe, William, 1753-1831.; Cadell, Thomas, 1773-1836.; McCreery, John, 1768-1832.
Publisher: Printed for T. Cadell, in the Strand ... by J. M'Creery ...
Published: 1822
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Portrait prints, British.; Engraving, English.; Great Britain -- Biography -- Portraits.
Genres: Biography; Portraits.
Other titles: British gallery of portraits
Notes: Preface by William Roscoe.

Various artists.

Also published in smaller paper format in the same year. In the smaller format, the preface in v. 1 has xx pages; in the larger it has xi p.