Imitations of Drawings by John Gibson R.A. Sculptor

Multiple artists/makers

1852

Not on view

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Catalogue Raisonné

Title: Imitations of Drawings by John Gibson R.A. Sculptor
Designer: John Gibson (British, Gwynedd, Wales 1790–1866 Rome)
Engraver: Giovanni Wenzel (German, active Rome, from 1844)
Engraver: L. Prosseda (active ca. 1852)
Publisher: J. Hogarth (London)
Published in: London
Date: 1852
Medium: Illustrations: etching and aquatint
Dimensions: 14 11/16 x 21 5/8 x 1 1/16 in. (37.3 x 54.9 x 2.7 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906, transferred from the Library
Object Number: 1991.1073.119
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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