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Rome. Preparing for publication, by subscription, twenty Select views of the Roman antiquities, from original drawings made on the spot by George Wightwick, architect; (with descriptive letterpress) drawn upon stone by T.M. Baynes. Size of the Work, 4to. Atlas. To be completed in four parts, each containing five views. Price of each part - fourteen shillings. ...
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Wightwick, George (1802--1872)
[Select views of Roman antiquities. Advertisement]
Rome. Preparing for publication, by subscription, twenty Select views of the Roman antiquities, from original drawings made on the spot by George Wightwick, architect; (with descriptive letterpress) drawn upon stone by T.M. Baynes. Size of the Work, 4to. Atlas. To be completed in four parts, each containing five views. Price of each part - fourteen shillings. ...
London (Place), 1827.
[2] p. ; 20.1 cm. (8º)
Single-leaf, verso blank. The original drawings and specimens of the lithographed plates were available for inspection 'at Mr. Wightwick's Office, No.2, Duke Street, Adelphi, where subscribers names will be received.'. The plates, based on drawings made by Wightwick during a visit to Italy in 1825--26, were published in 1828 (q.v.). Wightwick was briefly employed by Soane in 1826 as an amanuensis and reader, departing in early 1827 due to the architect's difficult character. He later wrote a lively description of Soane. See Bolton, Portrait, pp. 393-413.
Binding Loose sheet.
Reference Number 3588
[Select views of Roman antiquities. Advertisement]
Rome. Preparing for publication, by subscription, twenty Select views of the Roman antiquities, from original drawings made on the spot by George Wightwick, architect; (with descriptive letterpress) drawn upon stone by T.M. Baynes. Size of the Work, 4to. Atlas. To be completed in four parts, each containing five views. Price of each part - fourteen shillings. ...
London (Place), 1827.
[2] p. ; 20.1 cm. (8º)
Single-leaf, verso blank. The original drawings and specimens of the lithographed plates were available for inspection 'at Mr. Wightwick's Office, No.2, Duke Street, Adelphi, where subscribers names will be received.'. The plates, based on drawings made by Wightwick during a visit to Italy in 1825--26, were published in 1828 (q.v.). Wightwick was briefly employed by Soane in 1826 as an amanuensis and reader, departing in early 1827 due to the architect's difficult character. He later wrote a lively description of Soane. See Bolton, Portrait, pp. 393-413.
Binding Loose sheet.
Reference Number 3588