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David Hume engraving
Title
[David Hume engraving].
Production
[United States], [circa 1800s]
Physical Description
1 print : engraving ; sheet 21 x 12 cm
Notes
Title devised by cataloger.
Place and date of creation supplied by cataloger.
In English.
Provenance
Gift of Frederick W. Hilles, 1975.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
William Satchwell Leney (1769-1831) was an English-born engraver who worked in New York and Montreal.
Summary
Engraved portrait of David Hume, printed and engraved by William Satchwell Leney, after John Thurston, circa 1800s. Also includes four printed call slips completed in manuscript, possibly in the hand of Frederick W. Hilles, used to request four editions of Mary Chandler’s book The Description of Bath at an unidentified rare books reading room; one leaf from a catalogue issued by bookseller Edward C. Lowe; and a booksellers’ ticket from Peter Murray Hill Ltd.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 08, 2022
References
William Satchwell Leney, David Hume Engraving. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
William Satchwell Leney, David Hume Engraving. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Booksellers' catalogs.
Booksellers' tickets.
Call slips.
Engravings (prints)
Portraits.
Prints (visual works)
Occupation
Engravers.
Philosophers England 18th century.
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