first edition
[1820] · London
by Moses, Henry; Sir Henry Englefield; Raphael Sanzio.
London: Printed for Rodwell and Martin, [1820]. First edition. Octavo (27cm); 60, [4] pages, engraved frontispiece portrait, engraved title page, and 39 engraved plates (plate #39 hand-colored) with tissue guards. Title and vignette with ornamental border. Plates dated 1819-20. Text in English and French. Followed by "Cartons done from the originals in His Majesty's collection," engraved title and 7 [of 32?] engraved plates w tissue guards, without attribution of publisher or engraver. Followed by a single engraved plate by James Fittler dated 1797. Bound in full leather elaborately tooled in gilt and blind. Edges gilt. Joints and corners restored. Head and tail headbands perished. Plates with some foxing (more on the "extra" plates at end).
In the wake of the classical craze inspired by the rediscovery of Pompeii and the work of Josiah Wedgwood, British engraver H. Moses (1782-1870) published this catalogue of fine images of the antique vases of Sir Englefield (1752-1822), English antiquary and scientific writer. (Inventory #: 5951)
In the wake of the classical craze inspired by the rediscovery of Pompeii and the work of Josiah Wedgwood, British engraver H. Moses (1782-1870) published this catalogue of fine images of the antique vases of Sir Englefield (1752-1822), English antiquary and scientific writer. (Inventory #: 5951)