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George Heath Viner

Also known as: George Heath Viner; primary name: Viner, George Heath
Details: individual; collector; British; Male
Life dates: 1864-1955
Address: Windrush, Heathfield Tower, Sussex
Biography: Authority on and collector of British bookplates. Author of the catalogue of the plates of C W Sherborn (qv). As volunteer arranged part of the Franks collection of bookplates. He gave to the BM many bookplates and related drawings between 1915 and 1948, and later in 1950 presented his main collection of more than 8000 British bookplates. See Popham's report to the Trustees, 10 May 1950. The gift is registered under the number 1950,0520.390, with sub-numbers running from 1 to 10165, and is kept apart from the main BM collection. His impression of the bookplate of Nicholas Bacon is separately registered as 1950,0520.380 and has been placed in the Franks British album before no.1078.

203 related objects

bookplate; print

Museum number: 1950,0520.380 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1574

bookplate; manuscript

Museum number: 1950,0520.382

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1915,0508.756 |
Producer name: BIOG26670 Drawn by:George William Eve |
Production date: 1899

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1915,0508.751 |
Producer name: BIOG26670 Drawn by:George William Eve |
Production date: 1894

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1915,0508.755 |
Producer name: BIOG26670 Drawn by:George William Eve |
Production date: 1897

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1915,0508.761 |
Producer name: BIOG26670 Drawn by:George William Eve |
Production date: 1908

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1915,0508.759 |
Producer name: BIOG26670 Drawn by:George William Eve |
Production date: 1902

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1915,0508.754 |
Producer name: BIOG26670 Drawn by:George William Eve |
Production date: 1895

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1950,0927.1 |
Producer name: BIOG19062 Drawn by:Robert Anning Bell |
Production date: 1894

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1915,0508.750 |
Producer name: BIOG26670 Drawn by:George William Eve |
Production date: 1895

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1915,0508.757 |
Producer name: BIOG26670 Drawn by:George William Eve |
Production date: 1899

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1915,0508.760 |
Producer name: BIOG26670 Drawn by:George William Eve |
Production date: 1909-1911

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1915,0508.752 |
Producer name: BIOG26670 Drawn by:George William Eve |
Production date: 1893

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1915,0508.753 |
Producer name: BIOG26670 Drawn by:George William Eve |
Production date: 1895

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1915,0508.758 |
Producer name: BIOG26670 Drawn by:George William Eve |
Production date: 1899

drawing; print study; print; national insurance-stamp; postage-stamp

Museum number: 1937,0226.2.1-140 |
Producer name: BIOG26670 Drawn by:George William Eve |
Production date: 1892-1914

drawing; print study; print

Museum number: 1937,0226.1.1-125 |
Producer name: BIOG26670 Drawn by:George William Eve |
Production date: 1896-1914

greeting-card

Museum number: 1938,1228.4 |
Producer name: BIOG40560 Print made by:Joseph Ogden

photographic print

Museum number: 1950,1010.1 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Photographed by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1927

print; bookplate

Museum number: 1915,0612.6 |
Producer name: BIOG26670 After:George William Eve |
Production date: 1897

print

Museum number: 1920,1122.11 |
Producer name: Block cut by:William James LintonAfter:Titian |
Production date: 1881

print

Museum number: 1950,1010.2 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1865-1935

print

Museum number: 1932,0715.28 |
Producer name: BIOG43745 Print made by:Edouard Rischgitz |
Production date: 1880-1909

print

Title: William Allan |
Museum number: 1932,0507.3 |
Producer name: Print made by:W E SibbaldAfter:Sir William Allan |
Production date: 1840-1850

print; bookplate

Museum number: 1930,0104.3 |
Producer name: BIOG37290 Print made by:Henry Stacy Marks |
Production date: 1890-1898

print; bookplate

Museum number: 1937,0226.3 |
Producer name: BIOG32010 Print made by:William Harcourt Hooper |
Production date: 1850-1880

print; bookplate

Museum number: 1937,1023.57 |
Producer name: BIOG32010 Print made by:William Harcourt Hooper |
Production date: 1860-1900

print; bookplate

Museum number: 1932,0416.8 |
Producer name: BIOG37290 Print made by:Henry Stacy Marks |
Production date: 1892

print

Museum number: 1915,0612.5 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1875-1915

print; bookplate

Museum number: 1930,0104.2 |
Producer name: BIOG37290 Print made by:Henry Stacy Marks |
Production date: 1890-1898

print

Museum number: 1915,0612.4 |
Producer name: BIOG51410 After:Theodore Blake Wirgman |
Production date: 1863-1910

print; bookplate; book-illustration

Title: A bit of blue and white. |
Museum number: 1950,0520.390.6770.a |
Producer name: BIOG37290 Print made by:Henry Stacy Marks |
Production date: 1891

print

Title: The Sleigh Ride |
Museum number: 1932,0830.13 |
Producer name: BIOG34798 Print made by:Julius J Lankes |
Production date: 1919

print; document

Museum number: 1915,0511.6 |
Producer name: BIOG26670 Print made by:George William Eve |
Production date: 1904

print; book-illustration

Title: Capt. James Cook, F.R.S |
Museum number: 1932,0507.10 |
Producer name: Print made by:Thomas WrightAfter:Nathaniel Dance |
Production date: 1807-1849

print

Title: The Right Hon. and Right Rev. The Lord Bishop of London. |
Museum number: 1932,0416.6 |
Producer name: BIOG165838 After:Maull |
Production date: mid 19th century

print

Title: Kirkstall Abbey |
Museum number: 1932,0715.31 |
Producer name: BIOG21175 Print made by:Alfred Louis Brunet-Debaines |
Production date: 1860-1929

print

Title: Thames Barges |
Museum number: 1932,0715.7 |
Producer name: BIOG26453 Print made by:Frank Lewis Emanuel |
Production date: 1880-1920

print

Title: Sir Astley Cooper, Bart. |
Museum number: 1932,0507.8 |
Producer name: BIOG228289 Print made by:Neeles |
Production date: early 19thC

print

Title: William F. Hopson |
Museum number: 1950,1010.3 |
Producer name: BIOG32049 Print made by:William Fowler Hopson |
Production date: 1925

print

Title: "Zenophile" |
Museum number: 1932,0715.12 |
Producer name: BIOG33650 Print made by:Thomas Benjamin Kennington |
Production date: 1871-1916

print; bookplate

Museum number: 1950,0520.390.9063 |
Producer name: BIOG22990 Print made by:Sir George Clausen |
Production date: 1884

print; bookplate

Museum number: 1916,0501.4-5 |
Producer name: BIOG26670 Print made by:George William Eve |
Production date: 1914

print

Title: Theresa |
Museum number: 1932,0715.20 |
Producer name: BIOG43712 Print made by:Thomas Riley |
Production date: 1883

print; invitation

Museum number: 1915,0511.2 |
Producer name: BIOG26670 Print made by:George William Eve |
Production date: 1911

print

Title: The Tiber |
Museum number: 1932,0715.22 |
Producer name: BIOG45735 Print made by:William Scott |
Production date: 1883

print

Title: Rêverie |
Museum number: 1932,0830.20 |
Producer name: After:Charles ChaplinPrint made by:Eugène Abot |
Production date: 1891 |
Production place: Printed in:Paris (France)

print

Title: Poeta Fiorentino |
Museum number: 1932,0715.19 |
Producer name: BIOG43712 Print made by:Thomas Riley |
Production date: 1882

print

Title: Reids Close |
Museum number: 1932,0715.1 |
Producer name: BIOG19055 Print made by:J Munro Bell |
Production date: 1900-1920

print; drawing book

Title: Liegh Tor from the Fir Marsh near Holne Cottage Picturesque Scenery of the River Dart |
Museum number: 1932,0830.17 |
Producer name: Print made by:Frederick Christian LewisAfter:Emily Calmady |
Production date: 1820

print; invitation

Museum number: 1915,0511.3 |
Producer name: BIOG26670 Print made by:George William Eve |
Production date: 1911

print

Title: An old palazzo, Venice |
Museum number: 1932,0715.3 |
Producer name: BIOG24083 Print made by:W P Crooke |
Production date: 1883

print; bookplate

Museum number: 1950,0520.390.7538 |
Producer name: BIOG35647 Print made by:William Richard Lethaby |
Production date: 1889

print; bookplate

Museum number: 1950,0520.390.8127 |
Producer name: Print made by:Paul WoodroffeAfter:Richard Doyle |
Production date: 1890-1950

print

Title: Off Fishing |
Museum number: 1932,0715.27 |
Producer name: BIOG51767 Print made by:William Lionel Wyllie |
Production date: 1880-1931

print; bookplate

Museum number: 1917,1206.1 |
Producer name: BIOG36691 Print made by:Henry Macbeth-Raeburn |
Production date: 1917

print

Title: The Reverie |
Museum number: 1932,0715.15 |
Producer name: BIOG37341 Print made by:Frederick Marriott |
Production date: 1875-1932

print

Title: The Woolly Ones of England |
Museum number: 1932,0715.23 |
Producer name: BIOG47818 Print made by:Edward Swain |
Production date: 1882

print; bookplate

Museum number: 1950,0520.390.7003 |
Producer name: BIOG23939 Print made by:Edward Gordon Craig |
Production date: 1900

print

Title: A Prize |
Museum number: 1932,0715.24 |
Producer name: BIOG50452 Print made by:John Dawson Watson |
Production date: 1847-1892

print; bookplate

Museum number: 1950,0520.390.9061 |
Producer name: BIOG21770 Print made by:Katharine Cameron |
Production date: 1914

print

Title: Wellington |
Museum number: 1932,0507.27 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry Bryan HallAfter:Sir Thomas Lawrence |
Production date: 1850-1884

print; costume print

Museum number: 1935,0206.7 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1780-1860

print; bookplate

Museum number: 1916,0511.6-10 |
Producer name: BIOG32049 Print made by:William Fowler Hopson |
Production date: 1892-1916

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1935,0205.6 |
Producer name: BIOG21399 Print made by:Michael Burghers |
Production date: 1673-1725

print

Title: Gioja |
Museum number: 1948,0715.5 |
Producer name: BIOG32049 Print made by:William Fowler Hopson |
Production date: 1879-1900

print; bookplate

Museum number: 1935,0410.9 |
Producer name: Print made by:William Fowler HopsonAfter:Samuel Davis Otis |
Production date: 1912

print; bookplate

Museum number: 1932,0718.1-9 |
Producer name: BIOG78503 Print made by:Charles William Sherborn |
Production date: 1887

print; title-page

Museum number: 1916,0311.9 |
Producer name: BIOG32049 Print made by:William Fowler Hopson |
Production date: 1907

print; bookplate

Museum number: 1922,0404.1 |
Producer name: BIOG78503 Print made by:Charles William Sherborn |
Production date: 1889

print; bookplate

Museum number: 1938,0518.9 |
Producer name: BIOG46235 Print made by:Charles Sigrist |
Production date: 1938

print; bookplate

Museum number: 1929,1101.1-15 |
Producer name: BIOG25589 Print made by:Alfred James Downey |
Production date: 1916-1929

print; bookplate

Museum number: 1916,1130.1-2 |
Producer name: BIOG25589 Print made by:Alfred James Downey |
Production date: 1916

print; bookplate

Museum number: 1934,0315.1 |
Producer name: BIOG25589 Print made by:Alfred James Downey |
Production date: 1933

print; bookplate

Museum number: 1935,0410.1-179 |
Producer name: BIOG32049 Print made by:William Fowler Hopson |
Production date: 1892-1929

print; bookplate

Museum number: 1924,0722.1 |
Producer name: BIOG25589 Print made by:Alfred James Downey |
Production date: 1924

print; bookplate

Museum number: 1920,1122.7-10 |
Producer name: BIOG32049 Print made by:William Fowler Hopson |
Production date: 1892-1920

print; bookplate

Museum number: 1932,0416.7 |
Producer name: BIOG78503 Print made by:Charles William Sherborn |
Production date: 1905

print; book; bookplate

Museum number: 1950,0520.381 |
Producer name: AUTH225707 Published by:John Franckton |
Production date: 1615 |
Production place: Published in:Dublin (city)

print; book-illustration

Title: The Prince of Orange 1750 |
Museum number: 1932,0416.3 |
Producer name: Print made by:Anthony WalkerAfter:Gerard Sanders |
Production date: 1750

print; bookplate

Museum number: 1950,1012.4-29 |
Producer name: BIOG32049 Print made by:William Fowler Hopson |
Production date: 1892-1929

print; bookplate

Museum number: 1932,0322.2-3 |
Producer name: BIOG27962 Print made by:George Taylor Friend |
Production date: 1911-1926

print; bookplate

Museum number: 1950,0520.390.1-10165 |
Producer name: Print made by:George William EvePrint made by:Alfred James Downey |
Production date: 1850-1940

print; bookplate

Museum number: 1932,0416.9-18 |
Producer name: BIOG25589 Print made by:Alfred James Downey |
Production date: 1916-1932

print; book; bookplate

Museum number: 1950,0520.383 |
Producer name: Published by:Andrew AndersonPrint made by:Robert Wood |
Production date: 1690-1698 |
Production place: Published in:Edinburgh

print; frontispiece

Museum number: 1932,0507.9 |
Producer name: Print made by:Lumb StocksAfter:George Romney |
Production date: 1833-1837

print; book-illustration

Title: Oliver Cromwell |
Museum number: 1932,0322.1 |
Producer name: After:Sir Peter LelyPublished by:John Thane |
Production date: 1788-1793

print; book-illustration

Title: The Great seals of England, from Edward III to Edward VI. Accuretely taken from the Original Impress |
Museum number: 1932,0830.8 |
Producer name: Print made by:T ThorntonAfter:William Hamilton |
Production date: 1781-3 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Museum number: 1932,0507.29 |
Producer name: BIOG43993 Print made by:Edwin Roffe |
Production date: 1852-1878 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: General Nicholson |
Museum number: 1932,0507.17 |
Producer name: Print made by:John William Buxton KnightAfter:Edward William Kilburn |
Production date: 1847-1857 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Prince Albert / at the age of four |
Museum number: 1932,0507.2 |
Producer name: Print made by:William Holl (the Younger)After:Ludwig Döll |
Production date: 1867 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Sir Astley Cooper, Bart. |
Museum number: 1932,0507.7 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry RobinsonAfter:Charles Penny |
Production date: 1829 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Museum number: 1932,0507.22 |
Producer name: BIOG163662 Published by:John Bate |
Production date: 1829-1849 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; document

Museum number: 1915,0511.10 |
Producer name: BIOG26670 Print made by:George William Eve |
Production date: 1904

print; invitation

Museum number: 1915,0511.7 |
Producer name: BIOG26670 Print made by:George William Eve |
Production date: 1902

print; book-illustration

Title: The Great seals of England, from William the Conqueror to Edward II. Accuretely taken from the Origi |
Museum number: 1932,0830.7 |
Producer name: Print made by:T ThorntonAfter:William Hamilton |
Production date: 1781-3 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; invitation

Museum number: 1915,0511.8 |
Producer name: Print made by:George William EvePrinted by:George Wyatt Truscott, 1st Baronet of Oakleigh |
Production date: 1908

print; invitation

Museum number: 1915,0511.9 |
Producer name: BIOG26670 Print made by:George William Eve |
Production date: 1910

print; book-illustration

Title: Celebrated Female Portraits, with the respective Habits worn at different Periods of the History of |
Museum number: 1932,0830.12 |
Producer name: Print made by:William GraingerAfter:Hans Holbein the Younger |
Production date: 1781-3 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; bookplate

Museum number: 1950,0520.390.80 |
Producer name: Print made by:John AndersonFormerly attributed to:Thomas Bewick |
Production date: 1790-1820

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