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Walter Crane's Painting Book

Written and illustrated by Walter Crane British
Engraver Engraved and printed by Edmund Evans British
Publisher Frederick Warne & Co. British
ca. 1889–95
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Walter Crane's Painting Book
  • Artist: Written and illustrated by Walter Crane (British, Liverpool 1845–1915 Horsham)
  • Engraver: Engraved and printed by Edmund Evans (British, Southwark, London 1826–1905 Ventnor, Isle of Wight)
  • Publisher: Frederick Warne & Co.
  • Published in: London; New York
  • Date: ca. 1889–95
  • Medium: Illustrations: color wood engraving
  • Dimensions: 7 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. (19.1 x 19.7 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1945
  • Object Number: 45.19
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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The Baby's Opera, A Book of Old Rhymes with New Dresses... the Music by the Earliest Masters, Walter Crane British, Illustrations: wood engraving, printed in color
The Baby's Opera, A Book of Old Rhymes with New Dresses... the Music by the Earliest Masters
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Engraver Engraved and printed by Edmund Evans
Publisher Frederick Warne & Co.
1877
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Beauty and the Beast, Walter Crane British, Illustrations: color wood engraving
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