American art and American art collections; essays on artistic subjects . KU. Engraved by Whitney. — Drawn by Gilbert. From The Childs Paper. Published by the American Tract Society. 448 AMERICAN ART (both books now the propertyof Messrs. Lippincott,) is notso handsomely produced, buthas larger engravings (fromDarleys drawings), by Childs,Herrick, Harley, Richardson,Lossing & Barrett (Barretts, Isuppose), J. W. Orr, Orr (N.)& Andrew, and Bobbett &Edmonds. In 1855, referring to dateof copyright, Messrs. Harperpublished Abbotts Life ofNapoleon Bonaparte, two vol-umes, with designs by Doepler,and
American art and American art collections; essays on artistic subjects . KU. Engraved by Whitney. — Drawn by Gilbert. From The Childs Paper. Published by the American Tract Society. 448 AMERICAN ART (both books now the propertyof Messrs. Lippincott,) is notso handsomely produced, buthas larger engravings (fromDarleys drawings), by Childs,Herrick, Harley, Richardson,Lossing & Barrett (Barretts, Isuppose), J. W. Orr, Orr (N.)& Andrew, and Bobbett &Edmonds. In 1855, referring to dateof copyright, Messrs. Harperpublished Abbotts Life ofNapoleon Bonaparte, two vol-umes, with designs by Doepler,and engravings chiefly by Orr, Richardson & Cox,Whitney, Jocelyn & Annin, Bogert, Roberts, and Ed-monds : Orrs and Richard-sons perhaps the best. Thebook is worth notice, not forthe merit of the individual en-gravings, certainly not betterthan the average work of thetime, but for the number ofillustrations given. The Put-nam books and this Life ofNapoleon Bonaparte may fairlybe considered the first illus-Engraved by Herrick. — Drawn by Darley
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