Historical Portrait
Catalogue of the engraved portraits of Washington
Archive record
"Edition of four hundred and twenty-five copies printed on American hand-made paper"--P. i. Frontispiece is mezzotint by S. Arlent Edwards. Nineteen other plates are photogravures. Each plate accompanied by guard sheet with descriptive letterpress in red. List of illustrations, p. xxi-xxii. "Check list of Baker numbers with corresponding Hart numbers" printed in red and black, p. xxiii-xxv. Includes indexes of engravers, publishers, places of publication, owners, and publications. LC copy: Copyright deposit. LAC ecr 2019-04-26 no edits (1 card)
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This 1904 catalogue documents engraved portraits of Washington. The edition comprised four hundred and twenty-five copies printed on American hand-made paper. The frontispiece is a mezzotint by S. Arlent Edwards, with nineteen additional photogravure plates. Each plate included a guard sheet bearing descriptive text in red ink.
The volume contains a list of illustrations and a check-list cross-referencing Baker and Hart numbers, printed in red and black. Indexes cover engravers, publishers, places of publication, owners, and publications. Among the creators listed are Charles Henry Hart, Howard Coppuck Levis, the Grolier Club, and the De Vinne Press. The Library of Congress copy represents a copyright deposit.
Compiled from the catalogue record and reference notes on the formats and events involved. The archive record above is the primary source.
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