An inquiry into the origin and early history of engraving : upon copper and in wood, with an account of engravers and their works, from the invention of chalcography by Maso Finiguerra, to the time of Marc' Antonio Raimondi (1816)
Ottley, William Young, 1771-1836, Beckford, William, 1760-1844, former owner. CMalG, Bromley, William, 1769-1842, Dürer, Albrecht, 1471-1528, Edwards, George, 1694-1773. CMalG, Swaine, John, 1775-1860 · London : Printed for John and Arthur Arch by J. M'Creery · leaf 406
author, that the two female figures, drawing thecar, possess much spirit and elegance. I must not omit to observeof this interesting print, that, unlike the planet Mars in Mr. Lloydscollection, it is printed with dark oil colour, and is, in every respect,a good impression—a sufficient proof, if its… … My opinion, that the series, of which the two engravings lastdescribed formed a part, are more ancient than those described byStrutt, is principally formed upon the greater rudeness of the ortho-graphy, in the inscriptions underneath them ; and the circumstanceof the numerous repetitions which…
