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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 620

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ntly draws upon wood. He illustrated ColeridgesAncient Mariner, Grimms Tales, Eve of St. Agnes, and contributeddesigns to Bohns edition of Longfellows Poems and to many otherpopular works of poetry and fiction. His style is essentially German.He has recently contributed thirty-four subjects to the… … Geoege Cruikshakk is especially celebratedfor the felicitous hu-mour which he throwsinto every subject thatcomes under his pencilor burin. His worksare legion and allhighly prized, but hisdesigns on wood aremuch less numerousthan his etchings oncopper. Mr. Ruskin, inhis Modern Painters,has lately…

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