Anonymous

A Pair of Stevengraphs - Beethoven and Mozart

S. l. S. n. 1900. First Edition. Two stevengraphs, n. d. (ca 1900); 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 and 9 x 5 1/2; woven silk, depicting a portrait of the composer, an ornate border, and the words in the upper margin, respectively: "Fidelio Symphonien, 1770-1827" and "Don Juan Zauberflote, 1756-1791;" a bit of fraying to top and bottom edges, else very minor wear; very good to near fine condition. A pair of beautiful stevengraphs, they are somewhat unusual in that they portray composers, rather than the more common sporting events, famous political figures, or scenes and images from expositions. They are also larger than the customary bookmark and postcard format. Stevengraphs were machine-woven, silk pictures, first introduced in 1862 by Thomas Stevens in Coventry, England. Very good .

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Book number: 002291

Catalogue: Stevengraph

Keywords: Stevengraph, Composers

Woodville, R. Caton

A Gentleman in Kharki" Stevengraph

Coventry, (T. Stevens), 1899. First Edition. Stevengraph in gilded card mount; image 5 1/4 x 3 1/4, mount 7 1/4 x 4 1/4; silk with several thin splits; mount with a horizontal cut to right edge; label on verso age-toned and chipping; in fair to good condition. A rarely-seen stevengraph today, it was based on an 1899 painting by R. Caton Woodville and depicted a full-length portrait of a British soldier in khaki battledress, with his head in bandages, rifle with bayonet in his hands, and a helmet on the ground by his feet. The label on the back announced that the picture was reproduced by permission of the London Daily Mail, and that part of the proceeds of sales would go to the Daily Mail Fund. Fair .

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Book number: 003765

Catalogue: Stevengraph

Keywords: Military