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The copper plate magazine, or, Monthly treasure for the admirers of the imitative arts

Title
The copper plate magazine, or, Monthly treasure for the admirers of the imitative arts.
Published
London : Printed for G. Kearsly, 1774-1778.
Physical Description
[258] p., [126] leaves of plates : ill., ports. ; 27 cm.
Extent
1774-1778
Local Notes
BAC : Copy 2-3 are incomplete. Copy 2 has plates dated 1774-1775 & the original letterpress t.p. Copy 3 has plates dated 1777-1778 & the later engraved t.p.
BAC : British Art Center has 3 copies. Copy 1 is complete and includes the prospectus for Paul Sandby's Virtuosi's museum bound after the "publisher's address."
Plates by William Watts, Joseph Collyer, Charles Grignion, William Walker, James Roberts, Edward Rooker, Michael Angelo Rooker, Thomas Cook, Thomas Ryder, William Sharp, John Hall, Benjamin Green, W. Smart, and Robert Pollard; after Paul Sandby, Charles Le Brun, Edward Edwards, Godfrey Kneller, Thomas Gainsborough, Michael Angelo Rooker, Benjamin Green, and other, non-British, artists.
Notes
Engraved t.p., with vignette.
No more published.
Plates are dated Aug. 1774-Jan. 1778.
The "Directions to the binder" on verso of last leaf call for cancellation of the letterpress title & substitution of the engraved one.
Includes 43 landscapes, with buildings, by P. Sandby, 2 of Strawberry Hill.
Format
Journals & Newspapers
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
Genre/Form
Periodicals - England - 18th century.
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