The Authors of England: A Series of Medallion Portraits of Modern Literary Characters, Engraved From the Works of British Artists (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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It is easy for me to speak of the splendid series of Portraits which form the principal feature of this volume. Few, I think, will be disposed to dispute the interest of their subjects: few (save those personally interested) will be inclined to deny the skill and beauty of their execution. And while as works of art, produced by a new and ingenious process, they must be valuable; they ought also to be welcome, as exhibiting the union of the artists of two countries, for the purpose of doing honour to literature.
I am requested to acknowledge with sincere thanks the kind ness shown to the proprietor of this volume, by many of the distinguished persons whose portraits appear in it, - and the skill and assiduity of the English artists who have forwarded his views. It is intended that the work shall be continued, so as to include the portraits of all our modern authors of celebrity: it is needless to point out, that nothing in the shape of classification in the arrangement or selection of subjects has, been attempted, or could, indeed, have been practicable.
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It is easy for me to speak of the splendid series of Portraits which form the principal feature of this volume. Few, I think, will be disposed to dispute the interest of their subjects: few (save those personally interested) will be inclined to deny the skill and beauty of their execution. And while as works of art, produced by a new and ingenious process, they must be valuable; they ought also to be welcome, as exhibiting the union of the artists of two countries, for the purpose of doing honour to literature.
I am requested to acknowledge with sincere thanks the kind ness shown to the proprietor of this volume, by many of the distinguished persons whose portraits appear in it, - and the skill and assiduity of the English artists who have forwarded his views. It is intended that the work shall be continued, so as to include the portraits of all our modern authors of celebrity: it is needless to point out, that nothing in the shape of classification in the arrangement or selection of subjects has, been attempted, or could, indeed, have been practicable.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 1331217016
- ISBN 13 9781331217015
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages142
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