Examples Of Greek And Pompeian Decorative Work Measured And Drawn By James Cromar Watt
RA Collection: Book
Record number
07/3781
Imprint
London: B·T· Batsford · 94 High Holborn, 1897
Physical Description
[8] p., [1], 60 pl. (some dble.); 434 mm.
Contents
[Title plate] - [Dedic., note] - List Of Plates - [Plates].
Responsibility Note
The plates are not signed.
The work is dedicated to Sir Edward Poynter President Of The Royal Academy Of Arts.
Summary Note
The plates show details of architecture, candelabra and other objects. The note by Watt states that they are photographed the same size as the original pencil drawings made in Greece and Naples in 1893.
Provenance
Purchased for the RA Library in 1906.
Binding Note
19th-century green cloth-covered boards; spine lettered 'Greek And Pompeian Decorative Work', 'R.A.' and '1897'.
Architecture details - Candelabra - Greece - Italy - Campania - History
Art history - Pattern books - Great Britain - 19th century
Pictorial works - Photomechanical prints - Photolithographs - Great Britain - 19th century