The Art and Practice of Etching; with directions for other methods of light and entertaining engraving.

Author Written and illustrated by Henry Thomas Alken British

Publisher S. & J. Fuller British

1849

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Catalogue Raisonné

Title: The Art and Practice of Etching; with directions for other methods of light and entertaining engraving.
Author: Written and illustrated by Henry Thomas Alken (British, London 1785–1851 London)
Publisher: S. & J. Fuller (London)
Date: 1849
Medium: Etching, engraving
Dimensions: 7 3/8 x 5 1/4 x 9/16 in. (18.7 x 13.3 x 1.4 cm)
Classifications: Books, Periodicals
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1931
Object Number: Ref.1931.409
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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