A New Book of Chinese Designs
Artist and publisher Matthias Darly British
Artist and publisher George Edwards British
Calligrapher Joseph Champion British
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Book with title, index and 114 numbered plates (out of 120) of 'A New Book of Chinese Designs', etched and published in 1754 by the British caricaturist, printseller and ornamental engraver Matthew Darly, in collaboration with George Edwards. Apprenticed to the clockmaker Umfraville Sampson in 1735, Darly worked with Chippendale in the 1750s, and engraved most of the plates for the 'Director'. During 1755-57, he worked in partnership with the ornithologist George Edwards, and in the early 1760s he published many political prints, with a particular dedication to social satires from the mid-1760s. The book contains a variety of ornamental and costume designs of Chinese inspiration, some of them photostatic reproductions of the original works (including the title). It has green and white half-leather binding.
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