The history of engraving from its inception to the time of Thomas Bewick (1908)
Austin, Stanley · New York : Scribner ; London : Laurie · leaf 173
er held the affection ofhis less steady brethren, and his generosity,without his genius, is sufficient to keep hismemory green. IVTArdeirs great contemporary and fellow-pupil, Richard Houston, was also born inDublin, some six or seven years earlier thanhis most successful confrere. I mean… … Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Engraved by Houston. MISS HARRIET POWELL. EARLY BRITISH MEZZOTINTERS his production is scarcely to be equalled.Chaloner Smith says that he was consideredat the outset of his career to rival, if not tosurpass, MArdell, in spirit and fire, andthere is little doubt that…
Engraving and Engravings
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