Etchings of Views in Norfolk
Accession Number NWHCM : 1894.76A
Description
Book, 'Etchings of Views in Norfolk' by John Crome, printed book on paper, 1838; 42.5 cm x 31.5 cm; title page printed 'ETCHINGS / OF / VIEWS IN NORFOLK, / BY THE / LATE JOHN CROME, / FOUNDER OF THE NORWICH SOCIETY OF ARTISTS. / TOGETHER WITH A / BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR, / BY DAWSON TURNER, ESQ., F.R.S., A.S., & L.S. / NORWICH: PUBLISHED BY MR FREEMAN, REPOSITORY OF ARTS, LONDON STRRET; / MR. J. STACY, OLD HAYMARKET; MR MUSKETT, ST ANDREWS, MR. B. STEEL, 6, CHAPEL FIELD ROAD; MR J.B.CROME, ARTIST, CHAPEL STREET, YARMOUTH. / MDCCCXXXVIII'; facing title page printed under engraving of John Crome 'To the Norwich Society of Artists, / this Portrait of his late father their President, / Is dedicated by their sincere Friend and well wisher, / JOHN BERNEY CROME / Published Octr 1824 by J. and W. Freeman, Norwich'; bottom left of image in plate 'Painted by D. R. Murphy'; bottom right of image in plate 'Engraved by S. W. Sievier'; 1838 Dawson Turner edition of Crome's etchings. cloth covered board bound book, with leather spine and corners. 7pp of biographical text by Dawson Turner, 32 etchings by John Crome (on 27 pp). Engraving of John Crome facing the title page and a list of Subscribers at the back of the book.