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An engraving from “The People’s Gallery of Engravings” edited by N. Wright and published by Fisher, Son & Co. in London in 1844.
Pages in my copy are approx. 215×270mm in size.
I have only the first volume; it is bound together with The National Gallery of Pictures by the Great Masters, published by J & F. Tallis.
[Fisher, Son & Co. is possibly related to Fisher, Eden & Co, listed in Engan’s “Dictionary of Victorian Wood Engravers” as having offices in Lombard Street and Fenchurch Street in London, but that firm flourished from 1880 – 1900, much later than 1844.
Title: The People’s Gallery of Engravings
Editor: Wright, N.
Published by: Fisher, Son & Co.
City: London
Date: 1844
Total items: 5
Out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free for all purposes usage credit requested, or as marked.
Titlepage Illustration: The Faithful Guardian.
A small child, presumably a little girl, wearing a frilly lace bonnet, a dress, white stockings and tiny slippers, sits or half-kneels on the floor clutching a small dog—a puppy judging by the size of its paws—by the neck and mouth. The infant girl is looking straight towards the viewer. [...] [more...] [$]
The baron’s Hall at Christmas.
We see the inside of a medieval banquet hall, probably (by the size of the windows) from the 16th Century or modified at that time. It is Christmas, and various people [...] [more...] [$]
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