Joshua Kirby

Born: 1716 in Parham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Died: 20 June 1774
Biography
Artist, and architect; President of the Society of Artists, 1768-70
 
Works of Art: 0
Books: 5
Archives: 49
Kirby, Joshua   The Description and Use Of A New Instrument Called, An Architectonic Sector. By Which Any Part of Architecture may be Drawn With Facility And Exactness. - London: 1761.   
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Kirby, Joshua   The Perspective of Architecture. A Work Entirely New; Deduced From The Principles Of Dr. Brook Taylor; And Performed by Two Rules only of Universal Application. Begun By Command of His Present Majesty, When Prince Of Wales. By Joshua Kirby, Designer in Perspective to His Majesty. - London: 1761.   
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Kirby, Joshua   Dr. Brook Taylor's Method Of Perspective Made Easy; Both in Theory and Practice: In Two Books. Being An Attempt to make the Art of Perspective easy and familiar; To adapt it entirely to the Arts of Design; And To make it an Entertaining Study to any Gentleman who shall chuse so polite an Amusement. By Joshua Kirby, Designer In Perspective To Their Majesties. And Fellow of the Royal and Antiquarian Societies. Illustrated With Many Copper-Plates, Correctly Engraved under the Author's Inspection. The Third Edition, with several Additions and Improvements. ... Book I. - London: [1768]   
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Kirby, Joshua   Dr. Brook Taylor's Method of Perspective Made Easy, Both in Theory and Practice. In Two Books. Being An Attempt to make the Art of Perspective easy and familiar; To Adapt it intirely to the Arts of Design; And To make it an entertaining Study to any Gentleman who shall chuse so polite an Amusement. By Joshua Kirby, Painter. Illustrated with Fifty Copper Plates; most of which are Engrav'd by the Author. ... Book I. - Ipswich: [1754]   
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Chambers, William, R.A.   Plans, Elevations, Sections, and Perspective Views Of The Gardens And Buildings At Kew in Surry, The Seat of Her Royal Highness The Princess Dowager of Wales. By William Chambers, member Of the Imperial Academy of Arts at Florence, and of the Royal Academy of Architecture at Paris, Architect To the King, and to Her Royal Highness the Princess Dowager of Wales. - London [1763]   
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AND/7/9    Anderdon's notes on the grave of Thomas Gainsborough    [c.1870]    Item   
SA/46/3    Joshua Kirby, Kew, to James Paine    [1768]    Item   
SA/46/2    [Joshua] Kirby, Kew, to [Benjamin] Ralph    [1769]    Item   
SA/38/18    Joshua Kirby, Kew, to the Royal Incorporated Society of Artists of Great Britain    15 Jun 1770    Item   
SA/37/4    Petition of Peter Brown, London, to Joshua Kirby    22 Jun 1769    Item   
SA/36/48/1    Joseph Wilton, Edward Penny, Richard Wilson, Benjamin West, William Chambers, G. M. Moser, Paul Sandby, F. M. Newton, to Joshua Kirby    10 Nov 1768    Item   
SA/36/47    W. Tyler, Vine Street, to Joshua Kirby    25 Nov 1768    Item   
SA/36/44    T. Sandby, London, to Joshua Kirby    14 Dec 1768    Item   
SA/36/41    Mathew William Peters, Welbeck Street, to J. Kirby    06 Jun 1769    Item   
SA/36/37    Joshua Kirby, Kew, to James Paine    27 Oct 1769    Item   
SA/36/34/1    [The Secretary] to [the Rev. James] Wills    [02 Oct 1769]    Item   
SA/36/33    William Chambers, to Joshua Kirby    13 Mar 1769    Item   
SA/36/32    Joshua Kirby, Kew, to George Stubbs    22 Jun 1769    Item   
SA/36/29    Margaret Green, Kew Lane, Richmond, to Joshua Kirby    04 Jul 1769    Item   
SA/36/26    William Jelfe, New Palace Yard, to Joshua Kirby    20 May 1769    Item   
SA/36/24    E. Burch, to the President [Joshua Kirby]    15 Nov 1769    Item   
SA/36/21    J. Williams, Norwich, to Josiah Kirby    05 Aug 1769    Item   
SA/36/20    Joshua Kirby, Kew, to James Paine    07 May 1769    Item   
SA/36/19    Petition of Lely, widow, to the President and Council of the Royal Academy of Painting    [1769]    Item   
SA/36/15    Joshua Kirby, Kew, to James Paine    24 Aug 1769    Item   
SA/36/12    Joshua Kirby, Kew, to James Paine    03 Sep 1769    Item   
SA/36/8    Joshua Kirby, Kew, to James Paine    04 Dec 1769    Item   
SA/36/2    William Thomson to Joshua Kirby    05 Sep 1769    Item   
SA/36/1    Johann Zoffany, to Joshua Kirby    22 Nov 1769    Item   
SA/35/33    Transcript of speech by the President, Joshua Kirby    1769    Item   
SA/34/24    Francis Cotes, Cavendish Square, to Joshua Kirby    25 Nov 1768    Item   
SA/34/23    F. M. Newton, Mortimer Street, to Joshua Kirby, President, at the Turks Head    18 Nov 1768    Item   
SA/34/22    Joseph Wilton, Edward Penny, Richard Wilson, G. M. Moser, Benjamin West, Paul Sandby, William Chambers, F. M. Newton, to Joshua Kirby    10 Nov 1768    Item   
SA/34/18    Dr Brisbane, Great Titchfield Street, to [Joshua] Kirby    13 Feb 1769    Item   
SA/34/15    Thomas Gainsborough, Bath, to Joshua Kirby    05 Dec 1768    Item   
SA/34/8    Joshua Kirby, Kew, to James Paine    24 Oct 1768    Item   
SA/34/7    Joshua Kirby, Kew, to James Paine    14 Nov 1768    Item   
SA/34/6    B. Ralph to James Paine    14 Nov 1768    Item   
SA/34/4    F. Hayman, to Joshua Kirby    25 [Nov 1768]    Item   
SA/34/3    J. Reynolds, Leicester Fields, to Joshua Kirby    25 Nov 1768    Item   
SA/34/2    Joshua Kirby, to James Paine    31 Dec 1768    Item   
SA/34/1    William Thomson, to the President [Joshua Kirby]    06 Dec 1768    Item   
SA/18/19    Joshua Kirby, Kew, to Mr Martin, In Dean Street, Soho    28 Dec 1770    piece   
SA/18/16    T. Sandby, London, to Joshua Kirby    14 Dec 1768    Item   
SA/18/13    Thomas Gainsborough, Bath, to Joshua Kirby    05 Dec 1768    piece   
SA/18/12    W. Thompson, to the President [Joshua Kirby]    06 Dec 1768    piece   
SA/18/9    W. Tyler, Vine Street, to Joshua Kirby    25 Nov 1768    piece   
SA/18/8    Francis Cotes, Cavendish Square, to Joshua Kirby    25 Nov 1768    piece   
SA/18/6    F. Hayman, to Joshua Kirby    25 [Nov 1768]    piece   
SA/18/5    J. Reynolds, Leicester Fields, to Joshua Kirby, President of the Artists of Great Britain    25 Nov 1768    piece   
SA/18/4    F. M. Newton, Mortimer Street, to Joshua Kirby, President, at the Turks Head    18 Nov 1768    piece   
SA/18/1    Joseph Wilton, Edward Penny, Richard Wilson, Benjamin West, William Chambers, G. M. Moser, Paul Sandby, F. M. Newton, to Joshua Kirby    10 Nov 1768    piece   
SA    Incorporated Society of Artists of Great Britain, papers    1759-1807    Fonds   
SA/45/6    Observations for future proceedings upon the Royal Academy's establishment    c. Jan 1769    Item