Book Illustration
1891
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Photographic portrait of the Kaiser stuck to a piece of rectangular brown card.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | photo-engraving |
| Brief description | Book illustration wood-engraving by W.Harry Rogers (1825-1873) |
| Physical description | Photographic portrait of the Kaiser stuck to a piece of rectangular brown card. |
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| Credit line | Purchased with the Assistance of the Friends of the National Libraries |
| Object history | Historical significance: These book illustrations are part of the W.Harry Rogers Archive and to quote the information on the archive provided by 'RW' on 6 February 1998 on the registered file 1997/1476:- 'It is extraordinarily rare to have this kind of documentation at this level of production for the middle decades of the 19th century. The fact the (sic) the state of the designs ranges from rough sketches to finished drawings and proofs allows the pieces to document the design process very closely.' |
| Bibliographic reference | Engen, Rodney K. 'Dictionary of Victorian Wood Engravers'. Cambridge: Chadwyck-Healey, 1985. 91 p. ISBN 0859641392 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1135:51-1998 |
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| Record created | June 14, 2017 |
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