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print
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book of prints
Object Type
print
book of prints
Museum number
1980,0322.11.1-15
Description
"The authors of England. A series of medallion portraits of modern literary characters, engraved from the works of British artists, by Achille Collas. With illustrative notices by Henry F. Chorley." (London: C. Tilt) 1838; a series of portraits of British authors, including a frontispiece with the portrait of Felicia Hemans; a title-page with the text framed by an ornamental border; another title-page; a preface; a list of plates; a biography of each author by H. F. Chorley; 15 plates each framed by a decorative border: Sir Walter Scott; Lord Byron; Dr. Southey; Countess of Blessington; Samuel Taylor Coleridge; Edward Lytton Bulwer; Lady Morgan; Percy Bysshe Shelley; Thomas Moore; Charles Lamb; Mary Russell Mitford; Thomas Campbell; William Wordsworth. Bound in a cloth-covered binding. Medal engraving
Producer name
Print made by:
Achille Collas
Printed by:
McQueen & Co
Published by:
Charles Tilt
School/style
British
Production date
1838
Production place
Published in:
London (England)
Technique
medal engraving
letterpress
Dimensions
Height:
305 millimetres
(approx. sheet size)
Width:
245 millimetres
(approx. sheet size)
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Cataloguing supported by the Elizabeth Cayzer Charitable Trust.
Location
Not on display
Associated names
Illustration to:
Henry F Chorley
Portrait of:
Sir Walter Scott
Portrait of:
Lord Byron (George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron)
Portrait of:
Robert Southey
Portrait of:
Countess of Blessington
Portrait of:
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Portrait of:
Edward Bulwer Lytton
Portrait of:
Lady Sydney Morgan
Portrait of:
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Portrait of:
Thomas Moore
Portrait of:
Charles Lamb
Portrait of:
Mary Russell Mitford
Portrait of:
Thomas Campbell
Portrait of:
William Wordsworth
Associated titles
Associated Title:
The authors of England
Acquisition date
1980
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1980,0322.11.1-15