Heraldic Prints from Joseph Edmondson's "Baronagium Genealogicum" 1764-1784

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Heraldic Prints from Joseph Edmondson's "Baronagium Genealogicum" 1764-1784

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This collection consists of 27 copper-engraved heraldic prints from the six-volume work, "Baronagium Genealogicum," by Joseph Edmonson published in London from 1764-1784. The prints were collected by Margaret Hubbard Countryman, who may have bought them in Boston. Her daughter, Mary Louise Humphrey, has donated them to Spencer Research Library.

1 oversize box (16"x 20")

eng,

University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Department of Special Collections

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Humphrey, Mary Louise

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Joseph Edmondson, 1732-1786, originally apprenticed as a barber but became a heraldic artist and eventually, in 1763, became Queen Charlotte's coach-painter. Though he continued his coach-painting business til his death, Edmondson began publishing his "Baronagium Genealogicum" and became a Mowbray Herald of Arms Extraordinary in 1764. Edmondson was well received by aristocratic patrons because of his enthusiasm and talent but disliked by academic peers because of his hum...

Edmondson, Joseph, -1786

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Epithet: Mowbray Herald Extraordinary British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000817.0x00028f ...