Specimens of polyautography : consisting of impressions taken from original drawings made purposely for this work.
Published / Created:
London : Published ... by P. André ... and J. Heath ..., 30th April 1803.
Physical Description:
2 volumes (12 prints) : lithographs ; volumes 44 x 57 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Related Content:
View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:3106344
Classification:
Prints
Notes:
The first lithographic prints published in England. Among the artists represented are Henry Fuseli, Conrad Gessner, Thomas Stothard, and Benjamin West.
Contents:
Contents (titles from F.H. Man; items are listed in the order found in the copy at the Yale Center for British Art): [Volume 1] Angel of the Resurrection / Benjamin West -- The lost apple / Thomas Stothard -- Landscape with old trees by water / Henry Richard Greville Warwick -- Old trees with old man, a girl and a dog / Richard Corbould -- Charge / Robert Ker Porter -- Landscape with large trees / Richard Cooper -- [volume 2] A woman sitting by the window / Henry Fuseli -- Old tree / Thomas Hearne -- Eastern patriarch / James Barry -- Cavalry charging / Conrad Gessner -- Young boy seated / Thomas Barker -- Resting, men and dogs under a big tree / William Delamotte.
Subject Terms:
Lithography, English. | Lithographers -- England. | Augusta Sophia, Princess, daughter of George III, King of Great Britain, 1768-1840 -- Autograph.
Form/Genre:
Lithographs -- 1803.
Contributors:
Barker, Thomas, 1769-1847, lithographer. | Barry, James, 1741-1806, lithographer. | Cooper, Richard, approximately 1730-1820, lithographer. | Corbould, Richard, 1757-1831, lithographer. | Fuseli, Henry, 1741-1825, lithographer. | Gessner, Conrad, 1764-1826, lithographer. | Hearne, Thomas, 1744-1817, lithographer. | Delamotte, William, 1775-1863, lithographer. | Porter, Robert Ker, Sir, 1777-1842, lithographer. | Stothard, Thomas, 1755-1834, lithographer. | Warwick, Henry Richard Greville, Earl of, 1779-1853, lithographer. | West, Benjamin, 1730-1813, lithographer. | André, Philipp, publisher. | Heath, James, 1757-1834, publisher. | Augusta Sophia, Princess, daughter of George III, King of Great Britain, 1768-1840, former owner.