print; album

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Object Type: print; album
Museum number: 1948,0410.19.1-101
Description: An album containing 101 illustrations to Walter Scott works after Turner, divided in 5 parts: 1-24 the complete set of proofs from 'The Poetical Works of Walter Scott' (Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1833-4); 26-65 the complete set of proofs from 'Scott's Prose Work' (Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1834-36); 67-72 the complete set of proofs from 'Illustrations to Waverley Novels' (London: Fisher, son & Co 1836-37); 74-80 the complete set of proofs from 'Milton's Poetical Works' (London: Macrone 1835); 82-101 the complete set of proofs from 'Campbell's Poetical Works' (1837); including a title-page for each part, the text framed by an ornamental border. Bound in leather with gilt-tooled border and lettering on the spine. Engraving and etching printed on chine collé, hand-colouring and graphite
Producer name: After: Joseph Mallord William Turner; Published by: Robert Cadell; Published by: Fisher, Son & Co; Published by: John Macrone; Published by: Moon, Boys & Graves; Published by: Hodgson & Graves; Print made by: William Miller; Print made by: John Horsburgh; Print made by: Henry Le Keux; Print made by: Edward Goodall; Print made by: Edward Webb; Print made by: John Pye, the younger; Print made by: James Tibbetts Willmore; Print made by: Robert Brandard; Print made by: Robert William Wallis; Print made by: William John Cooke; Print made by: William Richardson; Print made by: William Forrest; Print made by: Thomas Higham; Print made by: William Finden; Print made by: Edward Finden; Print made by: John Carr Armytage; Print made by: James Harfield Kernot; Print made by: James Baylis Allen; Print made by: John Cousen; Print made by: Frederick Bacon
School/style
Production date: 1833 - 1837
Production place: Published in: London (England); Published in: Edinburgh
Technique: engraving; etching; drawn; hand-coloured
Dimensions: Height: 290 millimetres (and smaller); Height: 410 millimetres (approx. sheet size); Width: 150 millimetres (and smaller); Width: 280 millimetres (approx. sheet size)
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: Cataloguing supported by the Elizabeth Cayzer Charitable Trust.
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Associated names: Illustration to: Sir Walter Scott; Illustration to: Fanny Trollope; Illustration to: Thomas Campbell
Associated titles: Associated Title: The Poetical Works of Walter Scott; Associated Title: Scott's Prose Work; Associated Title: Scott's Prose Work; Associated Title: Illustrations to Waverley Novels; Associated Title: Campbell's Poetical Works
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1948
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1948,0410.19.1-101

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