A nice engraved portrait of one of Britain's foremost zoologists
Bewick, Thomas
[Portrait by J. Summerfield after a miniature by Murphy].
Published
1816
Item ID
36231
€100.00
London, T. McClean, 1816. Single leaf printed on one side (25.0 x 17.2 cm). Printed surface approximately 15 x 8 cm.
A nice engraved portrait, titled: "Restorer of the Art of engraving on wood". Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) was an important British zoologist, ornithologist wood engraver. Diagonal fold (outside the image), some light spotting, mainly marginal. Otherwise good.