Research Catalog

Title

Fisher's gallery of Scripture engravings, historical and landscape / from the best paintings of Raffaele, Rubens, Vandyke ... [et al.] ; the landscapes by Allom, Bartlett, Leitch, Bentley, Purser and others ; with descriptions, historical, geographical, and critical by John Kitto.

Author

Kitto, John, 1804-1854.

Publication

London : Fisher, Son, & Co., the Caxton Press, [ca. 1846-1847]

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Additional Authors

• Raphael, 1483-1520.
• Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640.
• Van Dyke, Anthony, Sir, 1599-1641.
• Allom, Thomas, 1804-1872.
• Bartlett, W. H. (William Henry), 1809-1854.
• Mote, W. H.
• Presbury, George.
• Holl, William, 1771-1838.
• Robinson, John Henry, 1796-1871.
• Fisher, Son, & Co. pbl

Description

v. : ill.; 28 cm.

Subject

• Bible > Illustrations

Note

• Title page information transcribed from from covers of parts. Probable dates of publication derived from advertisements.
• Caption title: The gallery of scripture engravings.
• Issued in semimonthly parts.
• Each pt. issued in illustrated light brown paper covers. Publisher's advertisements on p. [2-4] of covers. Additional publisher's advertisements inserted in pts. 2, 4 and 18.

Call Number

Arents BIP (Kitto, J. Fisher's 1846) 04-134

OCLC

NYPG04-B2010

Author

Kitto, John, 1804-1854.

Title

Fisher's gallery of Scripture engravings, historical and landscape / from the best paintings of Raffaele, Rubens, Vandyke ... [et al.] ; the landscapes by Allom, Bartlett, Leitch, Bentley, Purser and others ; with descriptions, historical, geographical, and critical by John Kitto.

Imprint

London : Fisher, Son, & Co., the Caxton Press, [ca. 1846-1847]

Local Note

Arents copy incomplete: Includes pts. 1-23 only.

Collation of Arents copy: Vol. 1: 132 p., [64] leaves of plates; v. 2: 60 p., [28] leaves of plates.

Illustrations in Arents copy: 92 prints : engraving ; full-page. By W.H. Mote, George Presbury, William Holl, J.H. Robinson and others. Imprint in plate: Fisher, Son & Co., London & Paris; some dated 1846.

Source

Acc. 1418

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Added Author

Raphael, 1483-1520. Illustrator

Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640. Illustrator

Van Dyke, Anthony, Sir, 1599-1641. Illustrator

Allom, Thomas, 1804-1872. Illustrator

Bartlett, W. H. (William Henry), 1809-1854. Illustrator

Mote, W. H. Engraver

Presbury, George. Engraver

Holl, William, 1771-1838. Engraver

Robinson, John Henry, 1796-1871. Engraver

Fisher, Son, & Co. Publisher

Research Call Number

Arents BIP (Kitto, J. Fisher's 1846) 04-134