Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Forster, Edward, 1769-1828
Title:
The British gallery of engravings : from pictures of the Italian, Flemish, Dutch and English schools : now in the possession of the king, and several noblemen and gentlemen of the United Kingdoms : with some account of each picture / by Edward Forster ...
Published / Created:
London : William Miller, Albemarle Street : 1807.
Physical Description:
10, [2], 10, [2], [104] p., [52] leaves of plates : ill. ; 50 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Plates engraved by Anker Smith, Samuel Middiman, Luigi Schiavonetti, James Fittler, James Heath, Abraham Raimbach, George Noble, Nicolo Schiavonetti, J.[Josiah?] Taylor, William Skelton, Anthony Cardon, Edward Smith, William Sharp, James Samuel Mitan, John Burnet, Francis Engleheart, Charles Heath, and William Bromley; after Richard Wilson, Anthonie van Dyck, Peter Paul Rubens, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Claude Lorraine, and other, non-British, old masters.
Subject Terms:
Hagart, Charles, 1814-1879 -- Bookplate. | Miller, William -- Publisher. | Moyes, James -- Printer. | Engraving -- Great Britain. | Painting -- Private collections. | Engraving -- Specimens -- 1807.
Contributors:
Smith, Anker, 1759-1819, engraver. | Middiman, Samuel, approximately 1750-1831, engraver. | Schiavonetti, Luigi, 1765-1810, engraver. | Fittler, James, 1758-1835, engraver. | Heath, James, 1757-1834, engraver. | Raimbach, Abraham, 1776-1843, engraver. | Noble, George, active 18th century-19th century. | Schiavonetti, Niccoló, 1771-1813, engraver. | Taylor, J. (Josiah), engraver. | Skelton, William, 1763-1848, engraver. | Cardon, Anthony, 1772-1813, engraver. | Smith, Edward, active 1823-1851, engraver. | Sharp, William, 1749-1824, engraver. | Mitan, James, 1776-1822, engraver. | Burnet, John, 1784-1868, engraver. | Engleheart, Francis, 1775-1849, engraver. | Heath, Charles, 1785-1848, engraver. | Bromley, William, 1769-1842, engraver. | Van Dyck, Anthony, 1599-1641, ill. | Rubens, Peter Paul, Sir, 1577-1640, ill. | Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723-1792, ill. | Lorrain, Claude, 1600-1682, ill. | Wilson, Richard, 1713-1782, ill.