Author: Tytler, Sarah (illustrated by Sir Joshua Reynolds)
Title: CHILDHOOD a hundred years ago .. With six Chromos after paintings by Sir Joshua Reynolds.
Description: London & Belfast, Marcus Ward 1st first edition 1877 Chromoliths (6) mounted on ruled mounts with lettered guard sheets (except frontis which faces pictorially gilt decorative extra titlepage) after Sir Joshua Reynolds. . Small quarto pictorial gilt & embossed cloth on bevelled boards (spine faded/tips worn/cloth bit marked) All Edges Gilt 150pp +catalogue Leaf. Inscription on FEP else V.G. *With finely printed plates after child subjects by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Accompanying text deals with the upbringing of children in the 19th century divided as to Children in towns or in the country, ranked as to wealthy, middle class and the poor etc.

Keywords: childhood in art artist chromos.18th century upbringing


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