Antique Portrait Print-William Chambers-Printer and publisher-Pound-Mayall-1860

Price: € 67,50

Subject: Antique Portrait Print, untitled. A portrait of the printer and publisher William Chambers. William Chambers, along with his brother Robert Chambers, founded the publishing company W. & R. Chambers in 1844. The firm published a wide range of materials, including educational and reference works, fiction, and periodicals. Chambers is also known for his contributions to scientific knowledge, including his controversial book Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation.

Condition: Good, given age. Ample margins and some vague waterstaining. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Medium: Engraving on wove paper.

Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 27.7 x 40 cm.

Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 10.9 x 15.7 inch.

Part Number: 76600

Location: MAN-A22-32

Description: From the set "The Drawing-room Portrait Gallery of Eminent Personages". A portrait of the printer and publisher William Chambers. William Chambers, along with his brother Robert Chambers, founded the publishing company W. & R. Chambers in 1844. The firm published a wide range of materials, including educational and reference works, fiction, and periodicals. Chambers is also known for his contributions to scientific knowledge, including his controversial book Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation.

Artists and engravers:Made by Daniel John Pound after John Jabez Edwin Mayall. Daniel John Pound (+1894) specialised in engraving after photographs. John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901).