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A biographical dictionary: containing an historical account of all the engravers, from the earliest period of the art of engraving to the present time: and a short list of their most esteemed works. : With the cyphers, monograms, and particular marks, used by each master, accurately copied from the originals, and properly explained. To which is prefixed, An essay on the rise and progress of the art of engraving, both on copper and on wood. With several curious specimens of the performances of the most ancient artists
Title
A biographical dictionary: containing an historical account of all the engravers, from the earliest period of the art of engraving to the present time: and a short list of their most esteemed works. : With the cyphers, monograms, and particular marks, used by each master, accurately copied from the originals, and properly explained. To which is prefixed, An essay on the rise and progress of the art of engraving, both on copper and on wood. With several curious specimens of the performances of the most ancient artists. / by Joseph Strutt ...
Publication
London : printed by J. Davis, for Robert Faulder, New Bond Street, MDCCLXXXV-MDCCLXXXVI [1785-1786]
Physical Description
2 volumes : 19 plates (some color) ; 30 cm
Provenance
Horace Walpole's copy with his notes and corrections, including 'August' on title-page of vol. I, and a brief genealogical table at p. 45. Sold at Strawberry Hill Sale, day i, lot 130, to Strong, £4.15.0; Sotheby's, 25 March 1854 (Pickering Stock, Part 1), lot 1418, to Upham, £11.5.50.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
Indexed in its entirety by:
Hazen, A.T. Catalogue of Horace Walpole's library, no. 254
References
English short title catalogue, T102847
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England London.
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