A Biographical Dictionary of British and Irish Engravers, 1714-1820
Title | A Biographical Dictionary of British and Irish Engravers, 1714-1820 PDF eBook |
Author | David Alexander |
Publisher | A PRECISER |
Pages | 1120 |
Release | 2021 |
Genre | Engravers |
ISBN | 9781913107215 |
The first reference work to cover all engravers working on copper in Britain and Ireland 1714-1820 This biographical dictionary of engravers working on copper encompasses both those who produced fine art prints, and also those who engraved book illustrations for medical, technical and literary works, all of which played a more important part than is usually realised in spreading information in the age of Enlightenment. Some 3,000 biographical entries draw on much unpublished information, researched over four decades, notably records of apprenticeship, genealogy, insurance and bankruptcy as well as newspaper advertisements and contemporary accounts. This is the first reference work to cover all engravers working on copper in Britain and Ireland 1714-1820. Many biographical entries describe celebrated engravers producing "fine art" prints of paintings, which spread knowledge about living and dead artists. However, this book also builds up a more complex picture of the occupation of printmaking and includes engravers, many previously unresearched, who engraved ephemeral material, such as trade cards, bank notes, and satirical prints as well as the images that spread knowledge across literary, geographical, historical, topographical, medical and technical fields.
A Biographical Dictionary
Title | A Biographical Dictionary PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph Strutt |
Publisher | |
Pages | 512 |
Release | 1786 |
Genre | Artists' marks |
ISBN |
A Biographical Dictionary
Title | A Biographical Dictionary PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph Strutt |
Publisher | |
Pages | 474 |
Release | 1785 |
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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
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 PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph Strutt |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1785 |
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A Biographical Dictionary
Title | A Biographical Dictionary PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph Strutt |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1785 |
Genre | Engravers |
ISBN |
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. ...
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. ... PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph Strutt |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1785 |
Genre | Engravers |
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‘a hole worlde of things very memorable’
Title | ‘a hole worlde of things very memorable’ PDF eBook |
Author | Martin Henig |
Publisher | Archaeopress Publishing Ltd |
Pages | 364 |
Release | 2024-06-27 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 180327705X |
Julian Munby has gained a reputation over half a century in many branches of archaeological and historical knowledge. His lively and warm character and sense of fun has made him many friends who also in some sense feel they are his pupils, and this collection of papers has been assembled as a tribute in honour of his 70th birthday.