Object Number
2012.0013.116
Object Name
Print (Engraving)
Title
(Bleak House./ A large grey cat leaped from some neighboring shelf on his/ shoulder, and startled us all./ Vol. I. page 83.)
Creator (Role)
Robert Hinshelwood (Engraver); John Gilbert (Designer); Sheldon and Company (Publisher)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Subject(s)
- Literary scene
- Book illustration
- Charles Dickens
Techniques
- Engraved
- Steel Engraved
- Chine collé
Dimensions (inches)
15.2 (H) x 11.8 (W) x 4.1 (Image H) x 3.3 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
38.5 (H) x 30 (W) x 10.4 (Image H) x 8.5 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Plate H: 8.9 in. (22.7 cm). Plate W: 5.9 in. (15.1 cm).
Publisher Summary
Sheldon and Company
Place of Publication
New York, New York, United States, North America
Publisher Name
Sheldon and Company
Edition State
Proof without letters
Edition Notes
Perhaps from: Dickens, Charles, Works of Charles Dickens. 4 vols., household edition. New York: W.A. Townsend & Co., 1861-1866.