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Richard Topham

Header: Richard Topham
Also known as: Richard Topham; primary name: Topham, Richard
Details: individual; collector; politician/statesman; legal; British; Male
Life dates: 1671-1730
Biography: Born in Windsor. He was educated at Eton, and studied at Trinity College, Oxford and at Lincoln's Inn. He was MP for Windsor from 1698 till 1713. From the early 1690s till his death Topham amassed a collection of books, prints and drawings, and artefacts. He commissioned drawings of antiquites in an attempt to create a paper museum using the Italian painter Francesco Fernandi Imperiali as his agent in Rome. Topham bequeathed his library (including his prints and drawings) to Eton College.

374 related objects

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.2.101 |
Producer name: BIOG222926 Drawn by:Carlo Calderi |
Production date: 1710-1730

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.2.87 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.1.93 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Palazzo Colonna

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.2.23 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.2.12 |
Producer name: BIOG222926 Drawn by:Carlo Calderi |
Production date: 1710-1730

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.2.17 |
Producer name: BIOG222926 Drawn by:Carlo Calderi |
Production date: 1710-1730

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.1.35 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Palazzo Barberini

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.3.86 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.2.5 |
Producer name: BIOG222926 Drawn by:Carlo Calderi |
Production date: 1710-1730

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.2.63 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Villa Borghese

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.2.14 |
Producer name: BIOG222926 Drawn by:Carlo Calderi |
Production date: 1710-1730

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.1.99 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Palazzo Colonna

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.2.47 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Villa Borghese

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.2.95 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.1.7 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Villa Altieri

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.2.66 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Villa Borghese

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.2.10 |
Producer name: BIOG222926 Drawn by:Carlo Calderi |
Production date: 1710-1730

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.2.90 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.2.94 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.2.28 |
Producer name: BIOG222926 Drawn by:Carlo Calderi |
Production date: 1710-1730

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.3.28 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.1.122 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Palazzo Mattei

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.2.97 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.3.87 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.1.8 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Villa Altieri

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.1.98 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Palazzo Colonna

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.1.26 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Villa Altieri

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.2.99 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.1.134 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Villa Mattei

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.1.11 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Villa Altieri

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.3.64 |
Producer name: BIOG222926 Drawn by:Carlo Calderi |
Production date: 1710-1730

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.1.146 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.2.58 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Villa Borghese

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.1.72 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Villa Borghese

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.2.13 |
Producer name: BIOG222926 Drawn by:Carlo Calderi |
Production date: 1710-1730

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.1.136 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Villa Mattei

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.2.8 |
Producer name: BIOG222926 Drawn by:Carlo Calderi |
Production date: 1710-1730

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.2.22 |
Producer name: BIOG222926 Drawn by:Carlo Calderi |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Altar of Augustan Peace (historic)

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.1.46 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Palazzo Barberini

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.1.97 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Palazzo Colonna

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.1.109 |
Producer name: BIOG222926 Drawn by:Carlo Calderi |
Production date: 1710-1730

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.2.32 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.1.102 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Roman Forum

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.1.64 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Villa Borghese

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.1.132 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Villa Mattei

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.1.130 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.3.31 |
Producer name: BIOG222926 Drawn by:Carlo Calderi |
Production date: 1710-1730

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.2.55 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Villa Borghese

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.1.23 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Villa Altieri

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.3.26 |
Producer name: BIOG222926 Drawn by:Carlo Calderi |
Production date: 1710-1730

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.2.71 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Villa Borghese

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.2.42 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.3.33 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.2.82 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Villa Borghese

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.1.25 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Villa Altieri

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.2.103 |
Producer name: BIOG222926 Drawn by:Carlo Calderi |
Production date: 1710-1730

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.2.100 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.1.95 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Palazzo Colonna

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.3.44 |
Producer name: BIOG222926 Drawn by:Carlo Calderi |
Production date: 1710-1730

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.2.78 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1716-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Villa Borghese

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.1.140 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Villa Mattei

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.1.51 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Palazzo Barberini

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.3.62 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.2.48 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Villa Borghese

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.2.83 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Villa Borghese

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.2.25 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.2.24 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.2.26 |
Producer name: BIOG222926 Drawn by:Carlo Calderi |
Production date: 1710-1730

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.3.27 |
Producer name: BIOG222926 Drawn by:Carlo Calderi |
Production date: 1710-1730

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.3.70 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.1.47 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Palazzo Barberini

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.3.46 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.1.74 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Villa Borghese

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.2.81 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Villa Borghese

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.3.65 |
Producer name: BIOG222926 Drawn by:Carlo Calderi |
Production date: 1710-1730

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.2.62 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Villa Borghese

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.2.18 |
Producer name: BIOG222926 Drawn by:Carlo Calderi |
Production date: 1710-1730

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.1.39 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Palazzo Barberini

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.2.77 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Villa Borghese

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.1.61 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Villa Borghese

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.1.70 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Villa Borghese

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.1.12 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Villa Altieri

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.3.83 |
Producer name: BIOG222926 Drawn by:Carlo Calderi |
Production date: 1710-1730

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.1.81 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Villa Borghese

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.2.61 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Villa Borghese

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.1.9 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Villa Altieri

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.1.79 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Villa Borghese

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.1.18 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Villa Altieri

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.1.111 |
Producer name: BIOG222926 Drawn by:Carlo Calderi |
Production date: 1710-1730

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.1.42 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Palazzo Barberini

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.2.52 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Villa Borghese

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.1.10 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Villa Altieri

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.2.85 |
Producer name: BIOG222926 Drawn by:Carlo Calderi |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Palazzo Pallavicini-Rospigliosi

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.2.69 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Villa Borghese

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.3.52 |
Producer name: BIOG222926 Drawn by:Carlo Calderi |
Production date: 1710-1728

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.1.76 |
Producer name: BIOG222926 Drawn by:Carlo Calderi |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Villa Borghese

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.1.15 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Villa Altieri

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.1.56 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Villa Borghese

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.1.101 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Palazzo Farnese

drawing; album

Museum number: 2013,5015.2.64 |
Producer name: BIOG217579 Drawn by:Bernardino Ciferri |
Production date: 1710-1730 |
Production place: Original from:Villa Borghese