1876 Woodburytype of Sir James MacNaghten Hogg, K.C.B. Chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works
(Sir James MacNaghten Hogg)
From Certain Books, ABAA, Bolivia, NC, U.S.A.
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AbeBooks Seller since 24 November 1997
From Certain Books, ABAA, Bolivia, NC, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 24 November 1997
About this Item
A sharp and clear oval Woodburytype portrait of Sir James MacNaghten Hogg; approx. 3 1/2" x 4 1/2" size, on the original heavy paper 8 1/2" x 10 1/2" sheet; James Macnaghten McGarel Hogg, first Baron Magheramorne of Ireland (1823-1890) British civic administrator; photograph by Thompson Cooper, Lock & Whitfield photographers; oval Woodburytype, (photoglyptie) patented in 1864 by Walter Bentley Woodbury (1834-1885) an early form of photomechanical print, made by embossing a photographic image on paper with a metal mold containing the gelatin relief of a photographic negative: ".the tonal scale of the resultant image was highly luminous.has a continuous tone, showing neither a screen nor a grain pattern." (Baldwin, 1991); a striking portrait of this British politician & administrator; a few small, faint spots in outer margin of mount paper; in very good condition. Seller Inventory # 20786
Bibliographic Details
Title: 1876 Woodburytype of Sir James MacNaghten ...
Publisher: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, London
Publication Date: 1876
Condition: Very Good
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