French portrait engraving of the XVIIth and XVIIIth centuries (1910)
Thomas, Thomas Head, 1881- · London : Bell · leaf 97
task. It is remark-able, too, that he could have used so effectively on suchlarge plates the same technique that served for his usualplates. Fine as his lines are in these large plates they massreadily into broad and vigorous tones; the plate is neitherweak in tone nor over minute in detail,—even… … C est, icv, at cJ-OTCt In belle,ou (aide i&meuie,C/i frumv, OUfl,Oii inn!11cut auelqut irnoin,Cl-/!■■• i. it ■■II an. en vayt mt joii (mi//tit/iitm/ jt/ tttioii 971 pen oCsptitfOU »oti • NANTEUIL 47 modelling, perhaps, than the smaller plates. But the greatmanual labour involved in covering…
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