The purchase of the collection by the British Museum was in 1807.
Travels to Europe, where he is invited to exhibit by several museums.
Sotheby's said it does not keep statistics on sales by museums.
At that time, the provenance of pieces acquired by museums.
This splendid old mansion is the third house restored by the Museum and depicts the period c1803.
The show contains 130 pieces, lent mostly by Swedish museums.
It's about the destruction, by museums, of history that can never be recovered.
Today, twenty of these cars remain, preserved by various museums, businesses, organizations, and private individuals.
The provision seems likely to open the way for more acquisitions by cash-strapped museums.
The action by the Museum of Modern Art was long expected and controversial.