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The Art Treasures of England The Master-Pieces of the Best English, Irish and Scottish Painters and Sculptors
Represented by over One Hundred Fine Steel Engravings with Biographical and Descriptive Text
Edited by J. Vernon Whittaker
Philadelphia, Gebbie & Barrie, Publishers, 1876
Original steel engravings over 145 years old
(Chine collé method: Chine refers to thin tissue paper, traditionally imported from China, Japan and India
Collé refers to the glue or paste used to attach this thin tissue to heavier Western-made plate paper.
The smooth surface of the Oriental tissue papers accepts finer printing detail than the more coarsely textured plate papers.
Tissue papers are, however, quite weak. Pasting them to thicker paper gives them strength and stability.)
Sheet size: approximately 13 x 18 inches (approx. 32 x 46 cm).
Image size varies (noted below thumbnail image)
Please click on a thumbnail for a view of the entire plate.
Suspense
ORIGINAL ARTIST: A. Johnston
ENGRAVER: F. Bourne
Approximate image size: 6.375 x 8 inches
CONDITION ISSUES: Light foxing on the woven paper on which the India paper layer is adhered. Very faint foxing on the right side of the engraving at the edge.
$30
Phoebe Mayflower
ORIGINAL ARTIST: R. Gavin
ENGRAVER: C.H. Jeens
Approximate image size: 7 x 8.75 inches
CONDITION ISSUES: Light foxing lower right and lower center.
$20
The Snake in the Grass
[or, Cupid Unloosing the Girdle of Beauty]
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Sir Joshua Reynolds
ENGRAVER: H. Robinson
Approximate image size: 6.25 x 8 inches
CONDITION ISSUES: Light foxing lower right corner of image.
La Coquette
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Sir Joshua Reynolds
ENGRAVER: Le Guillermie
Approximate image size: 5.125 x 6.75 inches
CONDITION ISSUES: Light foxing on woven paper under-layer. Actual India paper layer is very clean.
$20
The Rejected Poet
ORIGINAL ARTIST: W.P. Frith
ENGRAVER: C.W. Sharpe
Approximate image size: 7.25 x 9 inches
CONDITION ISSUES: A few fox marks on the woven paper under-layer. Actual India paper engraving layer is very clean.
$20
Feeding the Sacred Ibis
in the Halls of Karnac
ORIGINAL ARTIST: E.J. Poynter
ENGRAVER: F. Joubert
Approximate image size: 7.25 x 9.75 inches
CONDITION ISSUES: A few fox marks in the margins. Image area very clean.
$30
First Love
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Joseph F. Jenkins
ENGRAVER: S. Sangster
Approximate image size: 9.875 x 7.125 inches
CONDITION ISSUES: One fox mark in the upper margin. Image area very clean.
$30
Domestic Troubles
ORIGINAL ARTIST: John Burr
ENGRAVER: W. Greatbach
Approximate image size: 10.125 x 6.75 inches
CONDITION ISSUES: Light foxing in margins. Image area very clean.
$25
The Woodland Gate
ORIGINAL ARTIST: W. Collins
ENGRAVER: C. Cousen
Approximate image size: 9.875 x 7.5 inches
CONDITION ISSUES: Foxing, mostly in margins, but also light foxing in left side of image.
Tear in top margin (stabilized with archival filmoplast).
Crossing the Stream
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Sir A.W. Calcott
ENGRAVER: J. Cousen
Approximate image size: 9.5 x 7 inches
CONDITION ISSUES: A couple of fox marks on woven under-layer, but India paper engraved layer is very clean.
$30
The Highland Keeper's Daughter
ORIGINAL ARTIST: R. Ansdell
ENGRAVER: C. Cousen
Approximate image size: 7.675 x 10 inches
CONDITION ISSUES: A couple of fox marks on woven under-layer, but India paper engraved layer is very clean.
$30
Dry Reading
ORIGINAL ARTIST: A. Geddes
ENGRAVER: W. Greatbach
Approximate image size: 9.5 x 7 inches
CONDITION ISSUES: A couple of fox marks on woven under-layer, but India paper engraved layer is very clean.
$25
Bathers Surprised by a Swan
ORIGINAL ARTIST: W. Etty
ENGRAVER: E.F. Portbury
Approximate image size: 8.5 x 8.5 inches
CONDITION ISSUES: A couple of fox marks on woven under-layer, but India paper engraved layer is very clean.
$30
The Visit to the Nun
ORIGINAL ARTIST: C.L. Eastlake
ENGRAVER: S. Smith
Approximate image size: 10 x 7.5 inches
CONDITION ISSUES: A couple of fox marks on woven under-layer, but India paper engraved layer is very clean.
$30
The Alms—Deeds of Dorcas
ORIGINAL ARTIST: W.C.T. Dobson
ENGRAVER: H. Bourne
Approximate image size: 7.875 x 9.5 inches
CONDITION ISSUES: A couple of fox marks on woven under-layer and faint foxing in sky area of image,
$25
Da Foe in the Pillary
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Eyre Crowe
ENGRAVER: F.C. Armitage
Approximate image size: 9.75 x 7.675 inches
CONDITION ISSUES: A couple of fox marks on woven under-layer and faint foxing in upper right corner of image,
$25
Uncle Toby and the Widow
ORIGINAL ARTIST: C.R. Leslie
ENGRAVER: L. Stocks
Approximate image size: 6.875 x 10 inches
CONDITION ISSUES: A couple of fox marks on woven under-layer. Actual engraved Indian paper layer is very clean.
The Duel Interrupted
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Marcus Stone
ENGRAVER: H. Bourne
Approximate image size: 10.125 x 6.125 inches
CONDITION ISSUES: A couple of fox marks on woven under-layer and margin of Indian paper engraved layer. The actual image area is very clean.
$25
The Corn Field
ORIGINAL ARTIST: John Constable
ENGRAVER: C. Cousen
Approximate image size: 8.25 x 9.675 inches
CONDITION ISSUES: Foxing, mainly in margins. Unobtrusive foxing at edges of image.
Kept In
ORIGINAL ARTIST: E. Nicol
ENGRAVER: F. Stephenson
Approximate image size: 7.375 x 9.675 inches
CONDITION ISSUES: Foxing in margins only.
$25
The Justice of the King
ORIGINAL ARTIST: F. Faed
ENGRAVER: C.H. Jeens
Approximate image size: 9.875 x 7 inches
CONDITION ISSUES: Foxing in margins only.
$25
Words of Comfort
ORIGINAL ARTIST: F. Faed
ENGRAVER: Robert C. Bell
Approximate image size: 10 x 7.5 inches
CONDITION ISSUES: Foxing
$20
The Pet of the Common
ORIGINAL ARTIST: J.C. Horsely
ENGRAVER: H. Lemon
Approximate image size: 9.25 x 7.5 inches
CONDITION ISSUES: Foxing in margin of woven paper under-layer only.
The Friend in Suspense
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Sir Edwin Landseer
ENGRAVER: C. Lewis
Approximate image size: 10.75 x 7.5 inches
CONDITION ISSUES: Foxing mainly in margins, but also at left edge of image.
$25
The Scanty Meal
ORIGINAL ARTIST: J.F. Herring
ENGRAVER: E. Hacker
Approximate image size: 9.875 x 7.675 inches
CONDITION ISSUES: A couple of fox marks on woven paper under-layer. India paper engraved layer is very clean.
$30
Sir Walter Scott, Bart.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Sir Thomas Lawrence
ENGRAVER: J. Horsburgh
Approximate image size: 8.125 x 9.75 inches
CONDITION ISSUES: Foxing in margins.
$25
God's Acre
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Miss E. Osborn
ENGRAVER: H. Bourne
Approximate image size: 7.375 x 9.375 inches
CONDITION ISSUES: Light foxing in margins.
$25
The Church of St. Paul, Antwerp
ORIGINAL ARTIST: David Roberts
ENGRAVER: E. Challis
Approximate image size: 7.875 x 10.25 inches
CONDITION ISSUES: A couple of fox marks in the woven paper layer. Actual India paper engraving layer is very clean.
$25
Accident or Design?
ORIGINAL ARTIST: G. Pope
ENGRAVER: G. Greatbach
Approximate image size: 9.875 x 7 inches
CONDITION ISSUES: A couple of fox marks in the woven paper layer. Actual India paper engraving layer is very clean.
$25
The Bird-Catchers
ORIGINAL ARTIST: W. Hemsley
ENGRAVER: H. Brandard
Approximate image size: 9.75 x 7 inches
CONDITION ISSUES: A couple of fox marks in the woven paper layer. Actual India paper engraving layer is very clean.
![The Snake in the Grass [or, Cupid Unloosing the Girdle of Beauty]](/images/images/Art%20Treasures%20of%20England%201876/snake-in-the-grass.jpg)
