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 671
having taken away too much colour in places where it was necessary, thewhole has the appearance of middle tint, the excellence of the originaldrawing is lost, and in its stead we have a dull, misty, spiritless wood engraving. … In every cut there ought to be a principal object to first arrest theattention; and if this cannot be effected from want of interest in suchobject considered singly, the designer ought to make the general subject THE PRACTICE OP WOOD ENGEAVING. 607 pleasing to the eye by skilful composition or…
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