illustrated book;
print
- Museum number
- 1951,1110.75.1-12
- Description
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'Beauty's costume: series of female figures in the dresses of all times and nations. Containing twelve engravings by the artist. Executed under the superintendence of Mr Charles Heath. With original descriptions, by Leitch Ritchie, Esq. author of "Heath's picturesque annual," &c' (London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green and Longmans) 1838; containing 12 plates showing portrait of ladies in elaborate costumes, each accompanied by a descriptive text:
1. 'Ancient Egyptian Costume', by H. Cook after Edward Corbould
2. 'Ancient Scottish Costume', by Stodart after J.J. Jenkins
3. 'A Turkish Costume', by H. Robinson after F.P. Stephanoff
4. 'Costume of the Court of Louis XII', by B. Hall after Edward Corbould
5. 'Bernese Costume', by H. Cook after J.J. Jenkins
6. 'Milanese Costume', by H. Austen after K. Meadows
7. 'Russian Court Dress', by J. Hopwood after J.J. Jenkins
8. 'Costume of the English Peasantry', by W.H. Mote after Edward Corbould
9. 'A Swiss Costume', by H. Robinson after K. Meadows
10. 'Costume of the Court of Charles VII', by W. Jackman after Edward Corbould
11. 'Persian Costume', by Jackman after F.P. Stephanoff
12. 'Scottish Highland Costume', by J. Hewitt after J.J. Jenkins
Bound in blue leather, with blind tooled border on the covers, gold tooled title in ornamental roundel at the centre of the front cover, gilded edges.
Stipple and etching
- Production date
- 1838
- Dimensions
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Height: 280 millimetres (approx. size of each page)
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Width: 210 millimetres
- Curator's comments
- Handwritten dedication at flypage to Julia Corbould from her father Edward Corbould.
Below, on different hand, a handwritten label pasted below with text: "Isabel Fanny Haywood April 16th 1892 / the engravings were done more than half a century ago from drawings made by me for your grandfather C. Heath" and monogram.
Cataloguing supported by the Elizabeth Cayzer Charitable Trust
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: Beauty's costume
- Acquisition date
- 1951
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1951,1110.75.1-12
