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Book/Printed Material British mezzotinto portraits

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Title

  • British mezzotinto portraits : being a descriptive catalogue of these engravings from the introduction of the art to the early part of the present century : arranged according to the engravers, the inscriptions given at full length, and the variations of state precisely set forth : accompanied by biographical notes, and appendix of a selection of the prices produced at public sales by some of the specimens, down to the present time

Names

  • Smith, John Chaloner, 1827-1895
  • Levis, Howard Coppuck, former owner
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Reference Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • London : H. Sotheran, 1884.

Headings

  • -  Portrait prints, British--Catalogs
  • -  Mezzotint engraving, British--Catalogs
  • -  Great Britain--Biography

Notes

  • -  Includes indexes.
  • -  Bibliography: v. 1, p. xiv-xvii.
  • -  National union catalog, pre-1956 imprints, NS 0641494 (vol. 551, p. 447)
  • -  LC copy: Gift of Lessing J. Rosenwald, 1943-1975. Has bookplate of Howard C. Levis.
  • -  LAC knj 2019-09-17 update (2 cards)
  • -  LAC ddw 2022-08-10 update (1 card)

Medium

  • 4 v. (liv, 1780 p., [129] leaves of plates) : ill., ports. ; 28 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • NE265 .S6 1884

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 82135374

Online Format

  • online text
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Smith, John Chaloner, Howard Coppuck Levis, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Reference Collection. British Mezzotinto Portraits: Being a Descriptive Catalogue of These Engravings from the Introduction of the Art to the Early Part of the Present Century: Arranged According to the Engravers, the Inscriptions Given at Full Length, and the Variations of State Precisely Set Forth: Accompanied by Biographical Notes, and Appendix of a Selection of the Prices Produced at Public Sales by Some of the Specimens, Down to the Present Time. London: H. Sotheran, 1884. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/82135374/.

APA citation style:

Smith, J. C., Levis, H. C. & Lessing J. Rosenwald Reference Collection. (1884) British Mezzotinto Portraits: Being a Descriptive Catalogue of These Engravings from the Introduction of the Art to the Early Part of the Present Century: Arranged According to the Engravers, the Inscriptions Given at Full Length, and the Variations of State Precisely Set Forth: Accompanied by Biographical Notes, and Appendix of a Selection of the Prices Produced at Public Sales by Some of the Specimens, Down to the Present Time. London: H. Sotheran. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/82135374/.

MLA citation style:

Smith, John Chaloner, Howard Coppuck Levis, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Reference Collection. British Mezzotinto Portraits: Being a Descriptive Catalogue of These Engravings from the Introduction of the Art to the Early Part of the Present Century: Arranged According to the Engravers, the Inscriptions Given at Full Length, and the Variations of State Precisely Set Forth: Accompanied by Biographical Notes, and Appendix of a Selection of the Prices Produced at Public Sales by Some of the Specimens, Down to the Present Time. London: H. Sotheran, 1884. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/82135374/>.