An enquiry into the origin and early history of engraving, . upon copper and in wood, with an account of engravers and their works, from the invention of chalcography by Maso Finiguerre to the time of Marc' Antonio Raimondi. By William Young Ottley, [...].
William Young Ottley (1771-1836)
Category
Books
Date
1816
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 3048736
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v. (xxii,478,478*,[1]; [6],479-836p.), 21 plates (1 folding) . ill.. (wood and metal cuts) . 4to.. Identified in 1768 catalogue: M.4 (added in a later hand).. Provenance: manuscript inscription on front pastedowns: Stamford [probably: George Harry Grey, 5th earl of Stamford, 1st earl of Warrington (2nd. cr.) (1737-1819)?] Printed paper label pasted to front boards: Dunham Massey.. Binding: 1/4 red cloth (laminated paper?), paper boards; edges roughly cut; pasted on black spine label, lettered in gilt: 'Ottley's hist: of engraving'; printed paper label on front boards: 'Dunham Massey'.
Makers and roles
William Young Ottley (1771-1836)