Matrix
Thomas Bewick (Cherryburn 1753 - Gateshead 1828)
Category
Matrices and engraving plates
Date
Unknown
Materials
Boxwood [buxus sempervirens]
Measurements
19 x 63 mm
Order this imageCollection
Cherryburn, Northumberland
NT 530174
Summary
A wooden printing block of a salmon and two leinsters in front of a gate and hedge, with moon, a detail or tailpiece for the History of British Birds Vol II p23. Engraved by Thomas Bewick (1753 - 1828)
Marks and inscriptions
20 April 1825 (on the base)
Makers and roles
Thomas Bewick (Cherryburn 1753 - Gateshead 1828), artist