Author: Hamerton, Philip Gilbert.
Title: Etching & etchers.
Description: Boston, Little, Brown, and Company, 1916. XXX,459 pp. 12 orig. etchings by the author, mostly after works of famous artist (Rembrand, Ostade, etc.), each plate is accompanied by leaf with descriptive letterpress in red. Orig. hardcover (green cloth, gilt lettered / dec. on spine). 8vo. - Corners with light shelfwear.American edition of this standard work on etching (first published in 1866). - - Philip Gilbert Hamerton (10 September 1834 - 4 November 1894) was a British artist, art critic and author. He was a keen advocate of contemporary printmaking and most of his writings concern the graphic arts. He was an important theorist of the English Etching Revival.

Keywords: Graphic Etching Art Grafiek Etsen Kunst algemeen