Imitations of Original Drawings... in the Collection of His Majesty, for the Portraits of Illustratious Persons of the Court of Henry VIII, 84 stipple-engraved plates on 83 sheets (2 plates on one sheet), all printed in colours by Bartolozzi, C. Metz and C. Knight after Holbein, c. 25 printed on pink paper, of which c. 15 on thick paper mounted, one or two a little creased, Printed by W. Bulmer, for John Chamberlaine, 1792-[1800] bound with [Court of Francis II], 8 engraved plates printed in colours by Bartolozzi after Holbein, [n.d.], 2 works in 1 vol., first editions, plate guards, some slight foxing and offsetting, handsome nineteenth century green morocco, richly gilt, g.e., by George Rutland, Newcastle-on-Tyne, [Abbey Life 205-206; Ray 19], folio *** "This magnificent work is surely the finest early example of English color printing." Ray
Imitations of Original Drawings... in the Collection of His Majesty, for the Portraits of Illustratious Persons of the Court of Henry VIII, 84 stipple-engraved plates on 83 sheets (2 plates on one sheet), all printed in colours by Bartolozzi, C. Metz and C. Knight after Holbein, c. 25 printed on pink paper, of which c. 15 on thick paper mounted, one or two a little creased, Printed by W. Bulmer, for John Chamberlaine, 1792-[1800] bound with [Court of Francis II], 8 engraved plates printed in colours by Bartolozzi after Holbein, [n.d.], 2 works in 1 vol., first editions, plate guards, some slight foxing and offsetting, handsome nineteenth century green morocco, richly gilt, g.e., by George Rutland, Newcastle-on-Tyne, [Abbey Life 205-206; Ray 19], folio *** "This magnificent work is surely the finest early example of English color printing." Ray
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