John Crome and his Works

Accession Number NWHCM : 1921.25C

Description

Book, 'John Crome and his Works' by John Crome (1768 - 1821), printed book on paper on paper, 1876; 42.9 cm; 42 cm x 37.4 cm x 35.7 cm; title page printed also on cover 'JOHN CROME / AND / HIS WORKS, / WITH LISTS OF HIS PICTURES EXHIBITED IN NORWICH / FROM THE YEAR 1805 TO 1821 INCLUSIVE; / SOME ACCOUNT OF THE NORWICH SOCIETY OF ARTISTS; / SHORT NOTICES OF PAINTERS / THE LOCAL CONTEMPORARIES OF CROME, / [ampersand]c., [ampersand]c. / BY / THE LATE JOHN WODDERSPOON. / EXTRACTED FROM THE 'NORWICH MERCURY' OF NOV. 10TH, 17TH, 20TH, AND DEC. 1ST, 1858. / Second Edition, / WITH ADDITIONS AND PORTRAIT. / NORWICH[colon] / PRINTED FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION BY R. N. BACON, / AT THE OFFICE OF THE 'NORWICH MERCURY' PRINTING WORKS, ST GEORGE'S BRIDGE. / 1876.'; leather bound book with tooled cover decoration. Title in gilt on spine. Second Edition; comprises Frontispiece photgraph of John Crome; title page; foreword by R. N; bacon; 'Memoir of Crome' by Dawson Turner; Preface by Wodderspoon; 13 pp text by Wodderpoon. Enclosed in the book is a photo of the John Crome monument in St George's Church, Colegate, Norwich

Artist Crome, John

Creation Date 1876

Measurements 42.9 cm

Department Fine Art : Norwich Castle Museum

Inscription JOHN CROME / AND / HIS WORKS, / WITH LISTS OF HIS PICTURES EXHIBITED IN NORWICH / FROM THE YEAR 1805 TO 1821 INCLUSIVE; / SOME ACCOUNT OF THE NORWICH SOCIETY OF ARTISTS; / SHORT NOTICES OF PAINTERS / THE LOCAL CONTEMPORARIES OF CROME, / [ampersand]c., [ampersand]c. / BY / THE LATE JOHN WODDERSPOON. / EXTRACTED FROM THE 'NORWICH MERCURY' OF NOV. 10TH, 17TH, 20TH, AND DEC. 1ST, 1858. / Second Edition, / WITH ADDITIONS AND PORTRAIT. / NORWICH[colon] / PRINTED FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION BY R. N. BACON, / AT THE OFFICE OF THE 'NORWICH MERCURY' PRINTING WORKS, ST GEORGE'S BRIDGE. / 1876.