Phillipps, Sir. Thomas. West Front of Ferney. Early 19th century. Drawing. Taylor Institution Library Collection, University of Oxford.

This drawing of Ferney by Sir Thomas Phillips, prolific English antiquarian and book collector, dates either from his August 1823 visit to France, or to his childhood as is written on the verso. The work itself reflects a trajectory of reproduction tracing back to an original drawing of Ferney by Louis Signy in c.1769 engraved shortly thereafter by L.M.Y Quéverdo. This work came to the Taylorian together with other French items after a donation by Theodore Besterman in 1975.