Old English Masters, I, Engraved by Timothy Cole, Japan Proofs
Portfolio. Lithographed title page border and 24 wood engravings by Cole after paintings by 18th-century British painters, each within a thin protective mat printed with the title, painter and location of the related work. Housed in a tan four-flap enclosure with the title stamped in gold on the front cover and spine.
17.3.3308(1-1): after Thomas Gainsborough, The Honourable Mrs. Graham (National Galleries of Scotland); first pub. Century Magazine, December 1907(Smith 306).
17.3.3308(1-2): after William Hogarth, Marriage a la Mode (detail), National Gallery, London; first pub. Century Magazine, July 1897 (Smith 300).
17.3.3308(1-3): after William Hogarth, Self-Portrait, National Gallery, London; first pub. Century Magazine, July 1897(Smith 301).
17.3.3308(1-4): after William Hogarth, Garrick and His Wife, Windsor Castle; first pub. Century Magazine, July 1897 (Smith 299).
17.3.3308(1-5): after William Hogarth, The Shrimp Girl (a sketch), National Gallery, London; first pub. Century Magazine, November 1896 (Smith 298).
17.3.3308(1-6): after Sir Joshua Reynolds, Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, Collection of the Earl of Spenser, Apthorp; first pub. Century Magazine, October 1897(Smith 303).
17.3.3308(1-7): after Sir Joshua Reynolds, Portrait of Lord Heathfield, National Gallery, London; first pub. Century Magazine, December 1897 (Smith 306).
17.3.3308(1-8): after Sir Joshua Reynolds, The Duchess of Devonshire and Child, Collection of the Duke of Devonshire, Chatsworth; first pub. Century Magazine, October 1897 (Smith 304).
17.3.3308(1-9): after Sir Joshua Reynolds, Lord Cockburn and Family, National Gallery, London; first pub. Century Magazine, October 1897 (Smith 302).
17.3.3308(1-10): after Thomas Gainsborough, The Sisters–Mrs. Sheridan and Mrs. Tickell, Dulwich Gallery); first pub. Century Magazine, December 1897 (Smith 309).
17.3.3308(1-11): after Thomas Gainsborough, Mrs. Siddons, National Gallery, London; first pub. Century Magazine, December 1897 (Smith 307).
17.3.3308(1-12): after Thomas Gainsborough, The Watering Place, National Gallery, London; first pub. Century Magazine, December 1897 (Smith 308).
17.3.3308(1-13): after Richard Wilson, Cicero's Villa, Thomas Agnew & Sons, London; first pub. Century Magazine, March 1898 (Smith 310).
17.3.3308(1-14): after Richard Wilson, On the River Wye, National Gallery, Australia; first pub. Century Magazine, March 1898 (Smith 311).
17.3.3308(1-15): after George Romney, Portrait of Mrs. Davies, Collection of Edgar Speyer, London; first pub. Century Magazine, July 1898 (Smith 314).
17.3.3308(1-16): after George Romney, Portrait of Lady Derby, Collection of Charles Tennant, London; first pub. Century Magazine, July 1898 (Smith 313) .
17.3.3308(1-17): after George Romney, The Parson's Daughter, National Gallery, London; first pub. Century Magazine, May 1898 (Smith 312).
17.3.3308(1-18): after John Hoppner, The Right Honourable William Pitt, Collection of Lord Rosebery, London; first pub. Century Magazine, September 1898 (Smith 317).
17.3.3308(1-19): after John Hoppner, Princess Sophia, Daughter of George III, Windsor Castle; first pub. Century Magazine, September 1898 (Smith 316).
17.3.3308(1-20): after John Hoppner, The Countess of Oxford, National Gallery, London; first pub. Century Magazine, October 1898 (Smith 318).
17.3.3308(1-21): after William Beechey, Brother and Sister, Louvre, Paris; first pub. Century Magazine, August 1898 (Smith 315).
17.3.3308(1-22): after Sir Henry Raeburn, Mrs. R. Scott Moncrieff, National Gallery of Scotland; first pub. Century Magazine, December 1898 (Smith 320).
17.3.3308(1-23): after Sir Henry Raeburn, Portrait of Lord Newton, Gallery of Scotland; first pub. Century Magazine, November 1898 (Smith 319).
17.3.3308(1-24): after Sir Henry Raeburn, Portrait of a Lady in White, National Gallery of London; first pub. Century Magazine, March 1899 (Smith 322).
17.3.3308(1-1): after Thomas Gainsborough, The Honourable Mrs. Graham (National Galleries of Scotland); first pub. Century Magazine, December 1907(Smith 306).
17.3.3308(1-2): after William Hogarth, Marriage a la Mode (detail), National Gallery, London; first pub. Century Magazine, July 1897 (Smith 300).
17.3.3308(1-3): after William Hogarth, Self-Portrait, National Gallery, London; first pub. Century Magazine, July 1897(Smith 301).
17.3.3308(1-4): after William Hogarth, Garrick and His Wife, Windsor Castle; first pub. Century Magazine, July 1897 (Smith 299).
17.3.3308(1-5): after William Hogarth, The Shrimp Girl (a sketch), National Gallery, London; first pub. Century Magazine, November 1896 (Smith 298).
17.3.3308(1-6): after Sir Joshua Reynolds, Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, Collection of the Earl of Spenser, Apthorp; first pub. Century Magazine, October 1897(Smith 303).
17.3.3308(1-7): after Sir Joshua Reynolds, Portrait of Lord Heathfield, National Gallery, London; first pub. Century Magazine, December 1897 (Smith 306).
17.3.3308(1-8): after Sir Joshua Reynolds, The Duchess of Devonshire and Child, Collection of the Duke of Devonshire, Chatsworth; first pub. Century Magazine, October 1897 (Smith 304).
17.3.3308(1-9): after Sir Joshua Reynolds, Lord Cockburn and Family, National Gallery, London; first pub. Century Magazine, October 1897 (Smith 302).
17.3.3308(1-10): after Thomas Gainsborough, The Sisters–Mrs. Sheridan and Mrs. Tickell, Dulwich Gallery); first pub. Century Magazine, December 1897 (Smith 309).
17.3.3308(1-11): after Thomas Gainsborough, Mrs. Siddons, National Gallery, London; first pub. Century Magazine, December 1897 (Smith 307).
17.3.3308(1-12): after Thomas Gainsborough, The Watering Place, National Gallery, London; first pub. Century Magazine, December 1897 (Smith 308).
17.3.3308(1-13): after Richard Wilson, Cicero's Villa, Thomas Agnew & Sons, London; first pub. Century Magazine, March 1898 (Smith 310).
17.3.3308(1-14): after Richard Wilson, On the River Wye, National Gallery, Australia; first pub. Century Magazine, March 1898 (Smith 311).
17.3.3308(1-15): after George Romney, Portrait of Mrs. Davies, Collection of Edgar Speyer, London; first pub. Century Magazine, July 1898 (Smith 314).
17.3.3308(1-16): after George Romney, Portrait of Lady Derby, Collection of Charles Tennant, London; first pub. Century Magazine, July 1898 (Smith 313) .
17.3.3308(1-17): after George Romney, The Parson's Daughter, National Gallery, London; first pub. Century Magazine, May 1898 (Smith 312).
17.3.3308(1-18): after John Hoppner, The Right Honourable William Pitt, Collection of Lord Rosebery, London; first pub. Century Magazine, September 1898 (Smith 317).
17.3.3308(1-19): after John Hoppner, Princess Sophia, Daughter of George III, Windsor Castle; first pub. Century Magazine, September 1898 (Smith 316).
17.3.3308(1-20): after John Hoppner, The Countess of Oxford, National Gallery, London; first pub. Century Magazine, October 1898 (Smith 318).
17.3.3308(1-21): after William Beechey, Brother and Sister, Louvre, Paris; first pub. Century Magazine, August 1898 (Smith 315).
17.3.3308(1-22): after Sir Henry Raeburn, Mrs. R. Scott Moncrieff, National Gallery of Scotland; first pub. Century Magazine, December 1898 (Smith 320).
17.3.3308(1-23): after Sir Henry Raeburn, Portrait of Lord Newton, Gallery of Scotland; first pub. Century Magazine, November 1898 (Smith 319).
17.3.3308(1-24): after Sir Henry Raeburn, Portrait of a Lady in White, National Gallery of London; first pub. Century Magazine, March 1899 (Smith 322).
Artwork Details
- Title: Old English Masters, I, Engraved by Timothy Cole, Japan Proofs
- Engraver: Timothy Cole (American, London 1852–1931 Poughkeepsie, New York)
- Artist: After Thomas Gainsborough (British, Sudbury 1727–1788 London)
- Artist: After William Hogarth (British, London 1697–1764 London)
- Artist: After Sir Joshua Reynolds (British, Plympton 1723–1792 London)
- Artist: After Richard Wilson (British, Penegoes, Wales 1712/13–1782 Denbighshire, Wales)
- Artist: After George Romney (British, Beckside, Lancashire 1734–1802 Kendal, Cumbria)
- Artist: After John Hoppner (British, London 1758–1810 London)
- Artist: After Sir William Beechey (British, Burford, Oxfordshire 1753–1839 Hampstead)
- Artist: After Sir Henry Raeburn (British, Stockbridge, Scotland 1756–1823 Edinburgh, Scotland)
- Printer: John C. Bauer (American, active 1880–1920)
- Publisher: The Century Co.
- Date: 1902
- Medium: Wood engravings on Japan paper
- Dimensions: Portfolio: 18 1/16 × 14 3/8 × 1 1/8 in. (45.8 × 36.5 × 2.8 cm)
Sheet: 16 15/16 × 13 7/16 in. (43 × 34.2 cm) - Classifications: Portfolios, Prints
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
- Object Number: 17.3.3308(1)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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