Item #375521 British mezzotinto 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 Volume One to Three/ by John Chaloner Smith. John Chaloner Smith.

British mezzotinto 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 Volume One to Three/ by John Chaloner Smith

1884, First Edition. London: H. Sotheran. 3 Volumes. Good cloth copies only with paper labels to the spine. Spine bands worn. Panel edges bumped and rubbed as with age. Internally bright; text remains in fine condition. Item #375521

Physical description: 3 Volumes. Contents: Part 1. Engravers: Adams to Faber -- Part 2. Engravers. Faithorne to Miller -- Part 3. Engravers: Moore to Vispre. Subjects: Portrait prints, British; Catalogs. Mezzotint engraving, British; Catalogs. Great Britain; Biography.

Price: €295.00

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