British messotinto portraits;
being a descriptive catalogue of these engravings from the introduction of the art to the early part of the present century.
Arranged according to the engravers; the inscriptions given at full length; and the variations of state precisely set forth; accompanied by biographical notes, and appendix of a selection of the prices produced at public sales by some of the specimens, down to the present time. By John Chaloner Smith.

Description

Main Author

Smith, John Chaloner, 1827-1895.

Language(s)

English

Published

London, H. Sotheran & co. [etc] 1883.

Subjects

Messotint engraving.
Mezzotinters, British.
Portraits, British.
Mezzotints, British.

Note

Portfolio originally with an 1884 set.
Final title-pages as above, issued with the last volume: L. C. copy retains preliminary title-pages dated 1878-83.
Paged continuously.

Physical Description

4 v. in 5. fronts. (v. 1-4, pt. 1) illus., diagrs. and portfolio of 8 p. l., 2 fold. pl., 123 port. (3 fold.) 28 cm.

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