John Smith Chicester (1 results)
More imagesPublished by John Boydell 1770
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Seller: ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fair. A Collection of Fifty-Three Prints, consisting of Etching and Engravings by those Ingenious Artists Messrs. George and John Smith of Chichester, after their own paintings and other masters. London: John Boydell, Cheapside. n.d. [1770], complete with all 53 prints (on 52 plates). 15 x 11", folio. In fa…ir condition. Half-leather & cloth boards scuffed at edges and worn/bumped at corners. Head and tail of leather spine rubbed; gilt lettering and ruling normally dulled but overall bright and clean .Bookplate of Joseph Neeld (Nomen Extendere Factis) found on front paste-down. Light foxing exhibited throughout text-block. Some off-setting on leaves adjacent to plates. Binding intact. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. No publication-date is given on the title leaf. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography states that the collection was published in 1770. Several plates carry the date of 1767. These were printed in the Chine Colle method, utilizing a thin sheet of tissue to print which is then mounted onto a heavier sheet for support. George Smith of Chichester (1713/1714-1776) worked out of his studio in Chichester for most of his life, which he shared with his younger brother John (1717-1764). The two brothers shared a close bond and would often collaborate on works together. Indeed, the two published a selection of engravings of their own works and copies of Dutch masters in an album. The landscapes of the Smith brothers were much admired in the eighteenth century. The brothers won several prizes, and their influence was disseminated not only by their own engravings but also by those of Woollett, W. Elliott, J.Peake and F. Vivares. Watermark of Smith and Allnutt paper company dated 1831. RAREB1770HRTA - 06/19 RAREB1770HTRQ - 10/24 - HKREV235.
