Pennell, Joseph, 1857-1926 · London ; New York : G. Bell · leaf 59
before, andcannot be repeated too often, was an artist whohappened to engrave his designs on wood, insteadof drawing them on paper or painting them oncanvas ; he was not a mere wood-engraver, inter-preting other mens work which he only halfunderstood or appreciated ; and this is a distinc-tion to… … CHRIST AXD ItlER. BY CARACCi. Wood-engraving by theLinnells. and miseries of the draughtsman who made hisdesigns on the block, sawthem ruthlessly ruined by anincompetent, or unscrupulousengraver, and then had butthe print, which could notprove the reproduction to bethe wretched caricature of…
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