| Creator |
Smith, Mary Rebecca Darby. |
| Contributor |
Baxter, George, 1804-1867, printer. |
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Bry, Auguste, b. 1805, printer. |
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Destouches, fl. 1853-1869, printer. |
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Ducarme, printer. |
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Fairman, Gideon, 1774-1827, engraver. |
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Froden, W., engraver. |
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Langlumé, fl. 1822-1825, printer. |
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LeBlond & Co., printer. |
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Leighton Bros. (Printer), printer, |
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Moses, Henry, 1782?-1870, artist. |
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Planat, P. (Paul) 1839-1911, artist. |
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Richter, H., artist. |
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Hazard, Hortense, sculptor. |
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Stone, Horatio, 1808-1875, sculptor. |
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Smith, Elder and Co., publisher |
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Smith, Mary Rebecca Darby, 1814-1886, former owner. |
| Title |
[Scrapbook of original and printed art works] [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
1780-1880 |
| Date |
[ca. 1830-ca. 1874] |
| Physical Description |
1 volume (ca. 90 items): pencil works, watercolor drawings, crayon drawings, engravings, lithographs, chromolithographs, Baxter
prints, Baxter-process prints, albumen; volume 52 x 42 cm. (20.5 x 16.5 in.)
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| Description |
Scrapbook containing predominantly original amateur art work, including watercolors, pencil works, and crayon drawings. Also
contains engraved illustrations, photographic reproductions of paintings and sculptures, and lithographs. Subjects of the
imagery include landscapes and marinescapes; scenes of rural life; portraiture of animals (birds, elephant, pig) and people;
figure studies; allegorical figures; the work of Horatio Stone and Hortense Hazard; costume plates from "La France de nos
jours" (1860); and religious and sentimental (courtship) scenes. Printed and inscribed titles include The Lion in Love; Masque
d'Omphale; Polixene; Pâtre De Se. Saveur; Costumes Des Maconnaises; Costumes Des Bressannes; Une Bacchante; The Risen Redeemer;
The Holy Family; The Trusty Servant; The Widow (painted by Smith's cousin J. L. Fisher); Blackbird and Thrush in Covert; Ceres;
"The Highland soldier bidding adieu to his love"; "Pig-Pig-Pig"; La Maitress du Titian; and Japan Rose. Scrapbook also includes
a crayon rubbing of the monumental brass on the tomb of Sir John Ratcliffe and Dame Alice at Crathwaite Church (Keswick, Cumberland);
a series of French etchings satirizing the military; a photograph of the "Arsenal at Vienna"; and a trade card for the Interlaken
Grand Hotel Victoria.
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| Notes |
Title supplied by cataloger. |
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Few items removed. |
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Many items contain corresponding inscriptions (often illegible) by the artist or inscriptions on verso by Smith explicating
provenance.
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Various artists and engravers including P. Planat, H. Richter, W. Froden, Maurice, H. Moses, Hanlon, and G. Fairman. |
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Various printers and publishers including George Baxter, Ducarme, Langlume, Auguste Bry, LeBlond & Co., Leighton Bros., Destouches,
and Smith, Elder, & Co.
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Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
| Subject |
Allegory. |
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Animals. |
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Birds. |
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Country life. |
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Courtship. |
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Fashion. |
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Dwellings. |
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Hotels -- Switzerland -- Interlaken. |
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Landscapes (Representations) |
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Religion. |
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Roses. |
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Sepulchral monuments. |
| Genre |
Scrapbooks -- 1830-1880. |
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Albumen prints -- 1850-1880. |
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Baxter prints -- 1830-1880. |
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Baxter-process prints -- 1830-1880. |
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Chromolithographs -- 1850-1880. |
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Crayon drawings -- 1850-1880. |
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Engravings -- 1830-1880. |
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Genre works -- 1830-1880. |
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Illustrations -- 1830-1880. |
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Lithographs -- 1830-1880. |
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Pencil works -- 1830-1880. |
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Portraits -- 1830-1880. |
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Rubbings -- 1860-1880. |
| Associated name |
Hazard, Hortense, sculptor. |
| Associated name |
Stone, Horatio, 1808-1875, sculptor. |
| Printer |
Smith, Elder and Co., publisher |
| Provenance |
Smith, Mary Rebecca Darby, 1814-1886, former owner. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts| Rare| 4-Alcove 2 [Is 6 1518.Q, vol. 2] |
| Accession number |
Is 6 1518.Q, vol. 2 |
