History of England

1853

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British philosopher David Hume's "History of England" was first published in 1754-62 and translated into French soon thereafter. For this 1853 edition, history painter Philippoteaux provided the illustrations. Better-known for his large-scale paintings and panoramas of contemporary military events, the artist was also very active as an illustrator, contributing to a number of popular histories of France, in addition to this history of England. The Met collection contains an album of drawings preparatory to his illustrations for these volumes.

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Title: History of England
Illustrator: Henri-Félix-Emmanuel Philippoteaux (French, Paris 1815–1884 Paris)
Author: David Hume (British, Edinburgh, Scotland 1711–1776 Edinburgh)
Printmaker: Jules Joseph Dupré
Publisher: Hippolyte Boisgard
Date: 1853
Medium: Illustrations: wood engraving
Dimensions: 12 × 8 11/16 × 13/16 in. (30.5 × 22 × 2 cm)
Classification: Books
Object Number: 2018.955.1–.4
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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