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Book Illustration

1850-1873
Artist/Maker
Rogers, William, Harry (designers)

Proof of book illustration probably for part of a border or tailpiece consisting of grotesques and acanthus within a rectangular frame. The book illustration is on a rectangular piece of cream-coloured paper.


Object details

Category
Designs
Object type
Book illustration
Materials and techniques
Wood engraving on laid paper
Laid Paper
Wood-Engraving (Process)
Brief description
Book illustration wood-engraving by W.Harry Rogers (1825-1873)
Physical description
Proof of book illustration probably for part of a border or tailpiece consisting of grotesques and acanthus within a rectangular frame. The book illustration is on a rectangular piece of cream-coloured paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.1cm
  • Width: 11.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
'WHR' (Signature; Within central circle.; wood-engraving; ink)
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 references
  • Engen, Rodney K. 'Dictionary of Victorian Wood Engravers'. Cambridge: Chadwyck-Healey, 1985. 223 p. ISBN 0859641392
  • 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.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1135:42-1998

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Record createdJuly 18, 2000
Record URL
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