Photogravure
W. B. Johnson and Co. [publisher]
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1870 - 1900
Materials
Paper
Place of origin
Bishopsgate Street
Collection
Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire
NT 342562
Summary
A collection of photogravures published in THE ART PORTFOLIO 'produced entirely in England and published by W.B. Johnson and Co. at the 'Art Portfolio' office, 20 Bishopsgate St. without London ec. London:- Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent and Co. Ltd. Published monthly. Price one shilling net (each folder) containing 4 (loose) Photogravure Reproductions of NATIONAL art treasures selected from the Most Popular Materpieces. 8 folders or part folders numbered 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,11 of brown card in very poor condition and fragile. Each folder has one or two photogravures missing. No date recorded - probably late 19th century. Marked bottom R inside of each cover and on each photogravure
Makers and roles
W. B. Johnson and Co. [publisher], engraver and publisher