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 651
e character of a work of art. If athousand examples were given, they would not enable an engraver to ^ As the drawing is tlie reverse of the impression, it is necessary to observe that themotion of the giaver in this case is fmm right to left on the block,—that is, the point Bforms the beginnmg,… … THE PEACTICE OF WOOD ENGRAVING. 587 execute a subject properly, unless he were endowed with that indefin-able feeling which at once suggests the best means of attaining his end.Such feeling may indeed be excited, but can never be perfectly commu-nicated by rules and examples. In this respect every…
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