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Object Type
print
Museum number
1887,0801.56.1-60
Description
Volume II of a collection of proofs presented to Joseph Goodyear by engravers of his acquaintance; containing engravings by R Brandard, S Fisher, R Wallis and J T Willmore, mostly landscapes; the proofs are either before letter or with scratched letter, mostly on India paper, and have been bound with interleaving. 1830-1850 c. Etching and engraving.
Producer name
Print made by:
Robert Brandard
(Items 34 to 46)
Print made by:
Samuel Fisher
(Items 1 to 25, 47 to 51)
Print made by:
Robert William Wallis
(Items 26 to 32)
Print made by:
James Tibbetts Willmore
(Items 56, 58 to 60)
After:
David Roberts
After:
James Duffield Harding
After:
William Daniell
After:
Joseph Mallord William Turner
After:
J Ross
After:
George Haydock Dodgson
After:
Thomas Creswick
After:
David Octavius Hill
After:
Lt-Col Robert Batty
School/style
British
Production date
1829-1850
(c.)
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
engraving
Dimensions
Height:
421 millimetres
(sheet)
Width:
285 millimetres
(sheet)
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
The lack of lettering on most of the impressions often makes it difficult to determine who the designer was or what the subjects are, and for what publication they were made. Occasionally the titles have been added in pencil in the margin, possibly by Joseph Goodyear.
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Rev F H Joyce
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Joseph Goodyear
Acquisition date
1887
Acquisition notes
Inscribed on flyleaf 'A birthday present to Agnes Leslie by Edward Goodyear'.
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1887,0801.56.1-60