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Illustrations for works by Washington Irving

Title: Illustrations for works by Washington Irving [graphic] / engraved by E. Scriven, C. Heath, C. Rolls, J. Romney, W. Finden, A.W. Warren and E. Finden, after C.R. Leslie, G.S. Newton and W. Allston.
Publication: [London] : Published by John Murray (Albemarle Street), Feb. 1, 1823.

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Description

11 prints : engraving; 24 x 16 cm.

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Genre/Form

Illustrations.
Engravings.

Note

Title devised by cataloger.
Series of prints issued to illustrate Irving's: A history of New York / by Diedrich Knickerbocker ; The sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, gent. For Murray's editions of these works, issued without illustrations, 1820-1832, cf. BAL 10107-10108, 10227, 10230, 10232-10233, 10235, 10255, 10282. Cf. also Williams & Edge. Irving, p. 62, p. 103-104; Langfeld & Blackburn. Irving, p. 82. The illustrated ed. of the History (1824) cited by Williams & Edge, p. 62, is apparently the NYPL copy; the illustrated ed. of the Sketch-book (1822) cited by Langfeld & Blackburn is the NYPL copy. Both contain prints from the present series, with imprint and date as above.
"I have a set of your illustrations of my works ... The engraving from Newton's portrait of me is thought an excellent likeness ..."--Irving in a letter to C.R. Leslie, Feb. 8, 1824, quoted in: Autobiographical recollections / by the late C.R. Leslie. Boston, 1860. p. 261.
Stitched, apparently as issued; in original (?) grayish brown wrappers.

Contents

Washington Irving Esqr., author of The sketch book / G.S. Newton, del. ; E. Scriven, sculp. -- A royal poet (Sketch book, vol. 1) / C.R. Leslie, del. ; C. Heath, sculp. -- Rip van Winkle (Sketch book, vol. 1) / C.R. Leslie, del. ; C. Rolls, sculp. -- Philip of Pokanoket (Sketch book, vol. 2) / C.R. Leslie, del. ; C. Heath, sculp. -- The legend of Sleepy Hollow (Sketch book, vol. 2) / C.R. Leslie, del. ; C. Rolls, sculp. -- Lawsuit decided by Wouter van Twiller (Knickerbocker, Book III, Chap. 1) / W. Allston, del. ; J. Romney, sculp. -- Dutch fire-side (Knickerbocker, Book III, Chap. 3) / C.R. Leslie, del. ; W. Finden, sculp. -- Dutch courtship (Knickerbocker, Book III, Chap. IV) / C.R. Leslie, del. ; C. Rolls, sculp. -- Antony van Corlear setting off for the wars (Knickerbocker, Book IV, Chap. 5) / C.R. Leslie, del. ; A.W. Warren, sculp. -- William Kieft introducing a new mode of punishment for beggars (Knickerbocker, Book IV, Chap. 5) / C.R. Leslie, del. ; J. Romney, sculp. -- Peter Stuyvesant rebuking the cobler (Knickerbocker, Book VII, Chap. 1) / C.R. Leslie, del. ; E. Finden, sculp.

Call Number

Berg Coll 92-5

OCLC

NYPG92-F380

Title

Illustrations for works by Washington Irving [graphic] / engraved by E. Scriven, C. Heath, C. Rolls, J. Romney, W. Finden, A.W. Warren and E. Finden, after C.R. Leslie, G.S. Newton and W. Allston.

Imprint

[London] : Published by John Murray (Albemarle Street), Feb. 1, 1823.

Local Note

Gift of Andrew B. Myers.

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Myers, Andrew B. Provenance.

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Newton, Gilbert Stuart, 1794-1835. Illustrator

Scriven, Edward, 1775-1841. Engraver

Leslie, Charles Robert, 1794-1859. Illustrator

Heath, Charles, 1785-1848. Engraver

Rolls, Charles, 1800- Engraver

Allston, Washington, 1779-1843. Illustrator

Romney, John, approximately 1786-1863. Engraver

Finden, W. (William), 1787-1852. Engraver

Warren, A. W. (Alfred William) Engraver

Finden, Edward Francis, 1791-1857. Engraver

Irving, Washington, 1783-1859. History of New York.

Irving, Washington, 1783-1859. Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, gent.

Research Call Number

Berg Coll 92-5

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