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Excerpt from Illustrated Catalogue of a Notable and Extensive Collection of Illustrated Books and Caricatures: Original Issues by the Three Cruikshanks Rowlandson, Gillray and Others
Of Equal Importance with the Cruikshank Collection is that section containing examples of the work of the celebrated caricaturist, - thomas rowlandson, whose compositions as represented herein comprise the most extensive and important series of books and caricatures by his hand, ever offered at public sale in America. This section comprises 195 different items, or groups of subjects, commencing with the first book illustrated by him, and including a large proportion of the more noteworthy and finer examples of his work; While his original watercolor work and sketches are represented by four different subjects and a volume of collected sketches.
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Of Equal Importance with the Cruikshank Collection is that section containing examples of the work of the celebrated caricaturist, - thomas rowlandson, whose compositions as represented herein comprise the most extensive and important series of books and caricatures by his hand, ever offered at public sale in America. This section comprises 195 different items, or groups of subjects, commencing with the first book illustrated by him, and including a large proportion of the more noteworthy and finer examples of his work; While his original watercolor work and sketches are represented by four different subjects and a volume of collected sketches.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
J. Barton Townsend
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780260184894
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm
Page Count - 313
Paperback
Contributors
Author
J. Barton Townsend
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781332228621
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm
Page Count - 315
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