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A description of the works of the ingenious delineator and engraver Wenceslaus Hollar : disposed into classes of different sorts; with some account of his life   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Author
Vertue, George, 1684-1756
Title
A description of the works of the ingenious delineator and engraver Wenceslaus Hollar : disposed into classes of different sorts; with some account of his life
Publisher
London : Printed for William Bathoe ...
Description
First published by Vertue, London, 1745
Signatures: ab²A-Z²Aa-Qq²
Engraved vignette port. of Hollar on t.p., an engraved leaf with a view of London and "A table of Hollar's works divided into classes ...", an engraved headpiece at the first section, and a proposed monumental stone engraved by Vertue (?) on the final page. Tail pieces
"Mr. Wenceslaus Hollar's ground for etching in copper or brass; with his directions how to use it", p. 133-136; "The life of Wenceslaus Hollar, engraver", p. [137]-151
Includes bibliographical references
Library's copy 2 interleaved and many catalogue items annotated; manuscript note on flyleaf hypothesizes interleaving by "J. Chas. Smith 1836" and the notes by "J. Strange" on the basis of sales reports
Library's copy 3 with: A catalogue of the curious collection of pictures of George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham. London, W. Bathoe, 1758. (86-B23772-1). This copy includes a full leaf port. of Hollars painted and engraved by Joannes Meyssens

Subjects: Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677; Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677; Etching
Language English
Publication date 1759
publication_date QS:P577,+1759-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Current location
IA Collections: getty; americana
Accession number
descriptionofwor00vert
Notes No copyright page found. No table-of-contents pages found.
Authority file  OCLC: 1042921252
Source
Internet Archive identifier: descriptionofwor00vert
https://archive.org/download/descriptionofwor00vert/descriptionofwor00vert.pdf

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