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Design

1825-1873 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A small oval piece of stiff, cream-coloured paper on which is an oval area of wash on which a putto is drawn in pencil.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
pencil on wove paper.
Brief description
Design by W.Harry Rogers from the W.H.Rogers Archive.
Physical description
A small oval piece of stiff, cream-coloured paper on which is an oval area of wash on which a putto is drawn in pencil.
Dimensions
  • Width: 4.8cm
  • Height: 8cm
Credit line
Purchased with the Assistance of the Friends of the National Libraries
Object history
This design is 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 sort 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 references
  • Houfe, Simon 'The Dictionary of British Book Illustrators and Caricaturists.' Woodbridge, Suffolk: Baron Publishing, Antique Collectors' Club, revised 1981 437 p ISBN 0902028731
  • Ball, Douglas 'Victorian Publishers' Bindings.' London: The Library Association, 1985. 90 p. and 155 p.
  • Engen, Rodney K. "Dictionary of Victorian Wood Engravers'. Cambridge: Chadwyck-Healey, 1985. 223 p. ISBN 0859641392
Collection
Accession number
E.831-1998

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Record createdMarch 22, 2000
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