Copper plates used in Pyne's Etchings of rustic figures, 1814, April 1-July 1.

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Copper plates used in Pyne's Etchings of rustic figures, 1814, April 1-July 1.

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18 etched copper plates used in the printing of W.H. Pyne's Etchings of rustic figures. London: R. Ackermann, 1815. (Abbey, J.R. Life 179). Included are plates 1-9, 11, 13, 15-20, and 41. All plates bear the same imprint as the printed leaves in the 1815 work. Plates are variously dated from April 1 to July 1, 1814. According to Abbey, a number of these plates were first published in Ackermann's Repository of Arts, Oct. 1812-Aug. 1814. The back of each plate is etched: I. Shafe, 24 Littlemoorfields, London. [i.e. John Shafe, copper plate maker].

1 v. (18 plates) ; 30 cm.

Yale Center for British Art

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Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834

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London publisher best known for his fine color plate books such as The Microcosm of London, and the monthly magazine The Repository of Arts. From the description of Autograph letter signed to Jane Porter. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 72823177 German art publisher and bookseller in London. From the guide to the Rudolph Ackermann letter to Stephen Elliot, 1822, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Rudolph Acke...

Shafe, John.

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Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769-1843

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English painter and author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London?], to R. Ackermann, 1802 June 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270615931 London painter and etcher W.H. Pyne is best known for his guides to drawing figures in landscape, including "Microcosm" and the present work. From the description of Copper plates used in Pyne's Etchings of rustic figures, 1814, April 1-July 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702197375 ...