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
By: from drawings accurately made from life, or from the most approved original pictures ; accoompanied by short biographical notices
Publisher: Printed for T. Cadell
Published: 1822
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: English Engraving; Biography; Portraits; Engraving and Engravings
Notes: Portraits engraved by G.S. Bartolozzi, A. Cardon, T. Cheesman, R. Cooper, J. Godby, J.B. Lane, Henry Meyer, C. Picart, E. Scriven, B. Smith, G. Vendramini, and others.

The individual plates carry publication dates varying between 1809-1822.
Table of contents: title: v. 1. 88 portraits (each page measuring 375 mm. x 548 mm.).