raldic intreatment. Mr. Eve, who designed and executed the Kingsbook-plates, of various sizes, and also those ofQueen Victoria, has brought the art of etchingthese armorial plates to such technical perfectionthat he seems to be throwing down the gauntletto the old engravers, and the peculiar… … ETCHED BOOK-PLATE BY GEORGE W. EVE, R.E. where we imagine everything must be of the best,nothing could be more suitable. The worst thatcan be said of them is that in a democratic age,which has witnessed this growth of popular taste,they are undemocratic. When compared withthose of most artists they…
Art · Decoration and ornament
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