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A treatise on wood engravings : historical and practical (1881)

Chatto, William Andrew, 1799-1864, Jackson, John, 1801-1848, Bohn, Henry G. (Henry George), 1796-1884 · New York : J. W. Bouton · leaf 540

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he Chase, page 31; and George III. stag-hunting, page 93. Among the best, both as respects design andexecution, are : Morning, vignette on title-page, remarkably spirited ;Hounds, page 25 ; a Stag drinking, page 27; Fox-hunting, page 63; andOtter-hunting, page 99. The final tail-piece, which has… … with respect to design, by far the greater number are executed iii a dry,harsh manner. His best cuts may be readily distinguished from hisbrothers by the greater contrast of black and white in the cuts engravedby John, and by the dry and withered appearance of the foliage ofthe trees. The above is…

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