The Guercino etchings dispute scrapbook, 1882-1883.

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The Guercino etchings dispute scrapbook, 1882-1883.

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Consists of 37 letters and a number of newspaper clippings dealing with a dispute arising from a review of Tuer's book, "Bartolozzi and his Works," in the Athenaeum of Sept. 23, 1882. Tuer solicited support for his position from a number of prominent etchers, engravers, and art critics. Included is a catalog of a loan collection of engravings and etchings by Bartolozzi.

1 v. ; 34 cm.

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Bartolozzi, Francesco, 1727-1815

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Bartolozzi, an Italian engraver, came to England in 1764, appointed engraver to the English king and was one of the original members of the British Royal Academy. From the description of I.Russell Ld., Privy Seal : with one ey[e] / From the original drawing by Hans Holbein : engraving. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754863350 Italian painter and engraver. From the description of Letter : to his son, n.d. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 81666694 ...

Guercino, 1591-1666

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Epithet: painter and draughtsman British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000387.0x0001cd The Italian painter Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, from the town of Cento, was known by the name Il Guercino (The Squinting One). From the description of Receipt acknowledging payment for three paintings commissioned for the Principe di Massa, 1663 Aug., Bologna. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 145995254 ...

Tuer, Andrew White, 1838-1900

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Publisher. Tuer went to London in 1856 with the idea of becoming a doctor but was soon dissuaded of that profession and turned to a merchant's office. About 1862 he set up as a wholesale stationer and was joined the following year by Abraham Field, thus establishing the firm of Field and Tuer. They published their first book in the 1870s with Tuer as author as well as publisher. Thereafter the firm became known for its illustrated books and particularly for reprints of old children's books. A ye...