William Harvey - Assasination of L. S. Dentatus

Assasination of L. S. Dentatus

William Harvey’s original wood engraving, "Assasination of L. S. Dentatus", is printed upon early nineteenth century wove paper and with full margins as published by William Harvey in London in 1821. "Assasination of L. S. Dentatus" represents a superb, original example of early nineteenth century British wood engraving. Both its size and complexity rivaled the best large copperplate engravings of the day.

Assassination of L. S. Dentatus Original Wood Engraving by William Harvey

Assasination of L. S. Dentatus

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Harvey, William (Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, 1796 - Richmond, 1866)
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1.-		Nineveh by William Henry Powis	William Henry Powis 'William Powis' (London, 1808 - 1836)	William Harvey (Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, 1796 - Richmond, 1866)	c. 1835	Original Wood Engraving
2.-		Assasination of L. S. Dentatus by William Harvey	William Harvey (Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, 1796 - Richmond, 1866)	B. R. Haydon (British, 19th c.)	1821	Original Wood Engraving	Sold

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Title:	Assasination of L. S. Dentatus
Engraver:	Harvey, William (Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, 1796 - Richmond, 1866)
Designer:	Haydon, B. R. (British, 19th c.)
Date:	1821
Medium:	Original Wood Engraving
Publisher:	William Harvey, 24, Norfolk Street, Cavendish Square
Note:	William Harvey: Harvey's Dentatus has been described as 'probably the largest, certainly the most labored, block that had then been cut in England. It marked the crowning achievement of Harvey's career.
	One of England's greatest early wood engravers and designers for wood engraving, William Harvey was apprenticed at age fourteen to none other than Thomas Bewick, the father of English wood engraving. Harvey quickly gained a privileged place among Bewick's pupils and worked extensively with his master on the engravings for his famous Aesop's Fables. Harvey left Bewick in 1817 to study under B. R. Haydon, but retained close contact with his former master until his death in 1828.
	Assasination of L. S. Dentatus however, marked the crowning achievement of William Harvey's career. It should be recalled that the early years of wood engraving featured prints of very small size, most often used as vignettes or small illustrations. Working upon the end grain of boxwood, engravers could achieve very delicate and subtle effects, but the labour involved for even small compositions was immense. Then, in 1821, William Harvey's Assassination of L. S. Dentatus was published, which in both its size and complexity rivaled the best large copperplate engravings of the day.
Size:	17 1/2 X 11 3/4 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Framed and Matted with 100% Archival Materials
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Condition:	Printed upon early nineteenth century wove paper and with full margins as published by William Harvey in London in 1821. Backed on board with very light staining to the upper margin, else a very fine, early impression and in excellent condition throughout. "Assasination of L. S. Dentatus" represents a superb, original example of early nineteenth century British wood engraving.
Price:	Sold - The price is no longer available.
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