Object Number 1982.0040

Object Name

Print (Stipple engraving)

Title

J. H. WOLLASTON. (William Hyde Wollaston)

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

William Holl I (Engraver)
1771-1838

John Jackson R.A. (Painter)
1778-1831

Charles Knight (Publisher)
03/15/1791-03/09/1873

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1828-1848

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Center beneath portrait; Engraved by W. Holl.
2. Inscription; Center below title; From the original Picture by J. Jackson...

Subjects

Book illustration; Portrait

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove); Matboard

Techniques

Stipple engraved, Etched, Engraved, Hand colored, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

10.9 (H) , 8.3 (W) , 7.13 (Image H) , 4.24 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

27.6 (H) , 21.08 (W) , 7.13 (Image H) , 4.24 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

OH and OW of matboard. H at right. W at bottom. Print H (at right): 8.7 in. (22.0 cm). Print W (at top): 5.8 in. (14.7 cm). No plate marks.

Publisher Summary

Knight, Charles

Place of Publication

Ludgate Street, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Coloring

Hand colored with watercolors

Edition Notes

Illustration from a publication of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, possibly the Penny Cyclopaedia (1832-44). Both this print and 67.2374 are from the the same publication.

Object Description

Text available soon.