wivell abraham (26 Ergebnisse)

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Zustand: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 380 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

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Zustand: Good. Mezzotint engraving. 29 x 24 cm. (sheet). Very Good. Light foxing in the margins. Missing upper left sheet corner.

Zustand: Near fine example. Half green calf over textured cloth boards. Spine with 5 raised bands decorated in gilt, title lettered in gilt on black morocco label in 2nd compartment, volume number lettered in gilt on red morocco label in 4th. Marbled pasted and free endpapers. All edges marbled., Abraham Wivell (1786 ? 1849) was a British portrait painter, writer and pioneer of fire protection, credited with inventing the first effective fire escape system. After visiting Stratford-upon-Avon to make a study of the tomb sculpture of Shakespeare, Wivell decided to create an illustrated study of all of his known portraits. In 1827 Wivell published the work under the title An inquiry into the history, authenticity, & characteristics of the Shakspere [sic] portraits. As well as a collection of prints, the book presented a detailed examination of purported Shakespeare portraits. The book also replied the arguments of an earlier work by James Boaden. Unfortunately, Wivell lost a great deal on money on the venture, as the cost of printing such a richly illustrated work far exceeded the sales., Size : large 8vo. (250 x 170 mm), Complete with 49 steel engravings as matches index, including frontis-portrait of Shakespeare and engraved title pages. Many engravings reproduced from those featured in Boydell?s Shakespeare Gallery. , Volume : 3 volumes, [Vol I] Blank (3). Frontispiece. Engraved title. Blank. Title. Blank. Contents (1). Plate index (1). Blank. Plate. Preface and memoir (v-xlii). Blank. Plate. Title to Inquiry. Blank. Dedication. Blank. Inquiry (5-46). Index. Blank. Plate. Pp. 1-256. Blank (2). [Vol II] Blank (2). Pp. 257-642. Blank (2). [Vol III] Blank (2). Pp. 643-1107. Blank (3).

ONE: ANS. 1p., 12mo. Bifolium. In good condition, lightly aged. The second leaf bears the address, part of which has been cut away: ' Wright Esq | Panton Square | Coventry Street'. Reads: 'Sir | I am much in want of the copies of V. & the other speeches & I hope you can let me have my own or other copies | I am | Your most | Obt. Servant | Wm. Vizard'. TWO: Engraving of 'Willm. Vizard Esqr. | Her Majesty's Solicitor. | Engraved by T. Wright from a Drawing by A. Wivell.' At bottom right-hand corner 'P 2/6'. Dimensions of image 9.5 x 8 cm. On 17 x 12 cm paper. Aged and worn, with dog-eared corner and slight staining at head. The National Portrait Gallery in London does not hold a copy of this item in its collection.

Blind-stamped Full Calf. Zustand: Good. Two volumes in one, the Inquiry and Supplement. Ex library copy. [iv], vi, 7-254, [1]; 52, [3 ads] pp. Vol. 1 has the 8 plates called for (most on India paper), plus a portrait of Wivell as frontis and a plate of signatures. Volume 2 has 12 plates (on India paper). Full brown calf with blind-stamped decoration to boards and spine, with raised bands and gilt lettering, including library shelfmark. Marbled edges. Rubbing to binding. Label of Croydon Public Libraries to pastedown, with library stamp scattered throughout and infrequent foxing. A throughly researched study of portraits of Shakespeare, including appraisals of ones uncommonly seen. The sales of this work at the time of publication were quite unimpressive (DNB). Jaggard p. 695. 8vo. Ex-Library.

First edition, published three years after James Boaden's work on the same subject. Wivell had risen from impoverished beginnings and an apprenticeship to a wigmaker and hairdresser, before reaching public notice as an artist with portraits of the Cato Street conspirators awaiting trial. This led to a commission to draw portraits of the participants in the "trial" of Queen Caroline in the House of Lords, thence to abundant portrait commissions from the royal family, the aristocracy, and leading theatrical figures. This publication, however, brought his prosperity to a sudden end, as its sales failed to cover the expense of producing the plates, reducing Wivell "from affluence to comparative poverty" (Art Journal, 206). He was rescued by an uncle's legacy and his own ingenuity, subsequently inventing a rope fire escape that was credited with saving hundreds of lives. Jaggard notes that the edition size was 500 copies, of which 50 had plates on India paper and 25 were printed on large paper. Jaggard, p. 695. Octavo (207 x 135 mm), in 2 parts, the supplement with separate title. Engraved frontispiece of the Stratford monument, 20 engraved plates. Mid 19th-century red half calf, contrasting green labels, low raised bands attractively gilt, marbled sides, blue-green endpapers, red sprinkled edges. A little stripping to one corner, one plate (the Gilliland portrait) torn across and repaired, else a very good copy.