Tag Archives: Antique Prints Engravings

The Arms Of The Peers, Peeresses and Bishops of England 1783

The Arms Of The Peers, Peeresses and Bishops of England 1783 LONDON Printed for I. Fielding, No. 23, Pater-noster Row.           more pages coming… similar found here: The court companion, containing the arms of the peers, peeresses, and bishops of the United Kingdom. Also, a peerage directory (Google eBook)

The Bellerophon after J.M.W. Turner, c.1836

The Bellerophon after J.M.W. Turner, c.1836 A wonderful engraving, from an unidentified book, engraved by E.Goodall, Published by A&C. Black, Edinburgh, c.1836… The TATE Gallery in London has an almost identical print, which seems to be a vignette version… The engraving in the TATE is from Walter Scott’s Prose Works, published by Cadell, Edinburgh 1834-36. […]

Abraham Swan Designs c.1750

Abraham Swan Designs c.1750 from an unknown directory printed in England, the plate engraved by E. Rooker. The designs are for shelves, in a Rococo / Late Baroque style. Abraham Swan was an English carpenter / architect, whose design books were reprinted in America, and were among the first pattern books printed in the States.

The Ambulator; or, A pocket companion for the tour of London and its environs – 1811

The Ambulator; or, A pocket companion for the tour of London and its environs, within the circuit of twenty-five miles: descriptive of the objects most remarkable for grandeur, elegance, taste, local beauty, and antiquity, illustrated by anecdotes, historical and biographical and embellished with fourteen elegant engravings and a correct map. Eleventh Edition, Published 1811 by […]