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 544
fSt. Nicholas Church, Newcastle-on-Tyne, from a drawing by his fellow-pupil, Eobert Johnson. We here present a reduced copy of this cut,which is one of the largest ever engraved in England.* The originalwas engraved on a block consisting of twelve different pieces of box,firmly cramped together,… … About 1799 Mr. Nesbit came to London, where he continued to residetill 1815. During his residence there he engraved a number of cuts forvarious works, chiefly from the designs of the late Mr. John Thurston, t * The original cut, including the border, is fifteen inches wide by about twelve inches…
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