Dubourg m atthew (2 risultati)
Altre immaginiEditore: London Taylor, 1844
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Aggiungi al carrelloSecond edition; folio (42 x 33 cm); 26 hand-coloured aquatints, each with descriptive text, touch of offsetting, two later letters in German loosely inserted; original morocco-backed red cloth, lettered in gilt on upper cover, gilt flat spine, extremities a little rubbed, boards a little splotched, otherwise a very good copy. A…very good copy with plates clean and fresh of a fine colour plate book on Rome. There is little information about Dubourg; the dates of his birth and death are unknown, and even his first name is not well attested. He is known to have contributed coloured aquatints to Thomas Williamson, The European in India (London, 1813) and to J. F. Dove, A Picture of St Petersburg (London, 1815), as well as two plates (after drawings by Pugin) to Edward Wedlake Brayley, Illustrations of Her Majesty's Palace at Brighton (London, 1838) and the engravings for Barbara Anne Townshend's delightfully named Sibyl-Leaves, or, Drawing Room Scraps: consisting of Groups of Figures, Flowers, Roses, Birds, Butterflies &c: presenting a Variety of Studies in the Art of cutting Black Paper, for the Instruction and Amusement of Young Ladies (London, 1836). Views in Rome seems to be the first book that the artist produced entirely on his own; it consists of 26 aquatints engraved by Dubourg 'with a Descriptive and Historical Account of Each Subject.' He was also responsible for Notable Bridges. A Collection of Engravings of Bridges, showing Construction and Specifications (London, 1825). In his Introduction to Views in Rome Duboug claims that 'the historical and descriptive sketches which accompany these views have been derived from the most recent, and probably the most judicious authorities,' and he ends with an appeal to the authority of Piranesi (though his views are in fact quite different from those of the great Venetian): '[I]t is presumed there cannot be offered to the public a work more interesting or more worthy of its patronage, than a selection of Views of Temples, Baths, Triumphal Arches, and other magnificent remains of Roman buildings, from the works of the justly celebrated PIRANESI.' (University of Wales Trinity Saint David) Abbey Travel 181; Tooley 188.
Editore: Published by W. Anderson, Paddington Green, Dec. 5, 1811., London,, 1811
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Da: Daniel Crouch Rare Books Ltd, London, Regno UnitoDaniel Crouch Rare Books Ltd
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Aggiungi al carrelloThe Strand Bridge Engraving and aquatint with original hand colour. The Strand Bridge was the original name of the first Waterloo Bridge before it was renamed in honour of the Duke of Wellington's great victory. The Strand Bridge Company was formed by a group of investors who wanted to build a new toll bridge to take advantage o…f the growing number of people needing to cross the Thames. It was designed by John Rennie, the Scottish architect. It was renamed by Act of Parliament in 1816 in honour of the great victory won by the Duke of Wellington over Napoleon Bonaparte, and opened by the Prince Regent on the second anniversary of the battle. The Italian sculptor Antonio Canova described it as "the noblest bridge in the world, worth a visit from the remotest corners of the earth". The print is dedicated to Henry Swann, a Tory politician and the chairman of the Strand Bridge Company. William Anderson (1757-1837) was born in Scotland and became an artist specializing in maritime painting. Matthew Dubourg (fl.1786-1838) was an engraver in aquatint who often worked for the London publishers Edward Orme and Thomas McLean. BL Maps K.Top.22.40.a. Image: 432 by 816mm (17 by 32.25 inches). Sheet: 495 by 845mm (19.5 by 33.25 inches).
