print;
illustrated book
- Museum number
- 1932,0809.1
- Title
- Object: Summerly's National Gallery
- Description
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"Felix Summerly's Hand Book for the National Gallery, with reminiscences of the most celebrated pictures drawn from the originals by John, James, and William Linnell" (London, George Bell) 1843; illustrated with 50 small wood-engravings after paintings in the National Gallery of Art, London. Bound with letterpress introduction and concise handlist in marbled boards, gilt-edged. One of twelve copies printed on India paper.
Wood-engravings
- Production date
- 1843
- Dimensions
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Height: 165 millimetres (sheet size of each page)
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Width: 99 millimetres
- Curator's comments
- Printed on verso of titlepage: "Only Twelve copies printed on India Paper / No. 4 / James Linnell."
Frontispiece is wood-engraving after "The Raising of Lazarus" by Sebastiano del Piombo. The titlepage is printed with a wood-engraving after Titian's "Bacchus and Ariadne".
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: Felix Summerly's Hand Book for the National Gallery
- Acquisition date
- 1932
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1932,0809.1
