Yale Center for British Art

Title:
The pictorial history of the Bible : consisting of engravings from paintings by British artists.
Published / Created:
London : John McGowan, 1834.
Physical Description:
[2], ii, [102] p., [55] leaves of plates : ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Plates engraved by W. Read, R. Page & Son, W. Watkins, and R. Hart; after Sir Joshua Reynolds, Thomas Stothard, William Artaud, William Hamilton, Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg, Benjamin West, John Opie, James Northcote, William Westall, William Cuming, Robert Smirke, Samuel Woodforde, Kirk, Peter Francis Bourgeois, Peter Paul Rubens, Anthonie van Dyck, Richard Cosway, and other, non-British, artists.
Subject Terms:
McGowan, John -- Publisher. | Bible -- Illustrations. | Bible. English. Authorized. Selections. 1834. | Engraving -- Specimens -- 1834.
Contributors:
Read, W., fl. 1824-1837, engraver. | Page (R.) & Son, engraver. | Watkins, W., active 1823-1831, engraver. | Hart, R., engraver. | Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723-1792, ill. | Stothard, Thomas, 1755-1834, ill. | Artaud, W. (William), 1763-1823, artist. | Hamilton, William, 1751-1801, ill. | Loutherbourg, Philippe-Jacques de, 1740-1812, ill. | West, Benjamin, 1738-1820, ill. | Opie, John, 1761-1807, ill. | Northcote, James, 1746-1831, ill. | Westall, William, 1781-1850, ill. | Cuming, William, 1769-1852, ill. | Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845, ill. | Woodforde, Samuel, 1763 or 4-1817, ill. | Stiles, Kirk L., ill. | Bourgeois, Peter Francis, Sir, 1756-1811, ill. | Rubens, Peter Paul, Sir, 1577-1640, ill. | Van Dyck, Anthony, 1599-1641, ill. | Cosway, Richard, 1740-1821, ill.