Six Engravings For The Members Of The Royal Association For Promotion Of The Fine Arts In Scotland.
RA Collection: Book
Record number
06/758
Imprint
Physical Description
[4] p., [6] pl.; 309×410 mm.
General Note
The four pages form a wrapper for the plates.
Contents
[T.p.] - [Plates] - List Of The Engravings.
Responsibility Note
All plates are signed with the name of the source-artist and that of the engraver. The engravers are John Horsburgh, William Richardson, William Forrest, John Le Conte, Edward Burton.
Each carries the publisher's imprint of the 'Royal Association, Fine Arts, Scotland', and the name of the printers, McGlashon & Wilding.
References
Surveys of painting in Scotland in the 19th century include C.B. de Laperriere, The Royal Scottish Academy exhibitors 1826-1990 (4 v., 1991); D. Macmillan, Scottish art 1460-1990 (1990); W. Hardie, Scottish painting 1837 to the present (1990); J. Halsby and P. Harris, Dictionary of Scottish painters 1600-1960 (1990); E. Gordon, The Royal Scottish Academy 1826-1976 (1976).
Monographs include B. Morse, A woman of design, a man of passion: the pioneering McIans (2001); M.H. Noel-Paton and J.P. Campbell, Noel Paton 1821-1901 (1990); R. Schindler, 'Joseph Noel Paton's fairy paintings', in Scotia, 14 (1990), p.13-29.
On art unions see R. Smith, 'The rise and fall of the Art Union print', in Print Quarterly, 3:2 (1986), p.95-108.
Summary Note
The publication-date of 1852 is carried by the title-page and all plates.
The plates show chiefly genre paintings or landscapes, after R.R. McIan, Edmund T. Crawford, W.L. Leith, J. Noel Paton, R.T. Ross or John Glass.
Copy Note
A print-seller's ticket has been pasted onto the title-page / wrapper; which reads, 'J. McClure & Son, Printsellers Buchanan Street, Glasgow'.
Binding Note
19th-century half brown morocco, marbled-papered boards; gilt-decorated spine lettered 'Royal Association For Promotion Of The Fine Arts In Scotland 1849 1852 1853' and 'R.A.' Bound with two others.
Landscapes (environments) - Great Britain - History - 19th century
Landscapes (representations) - Genre - Paintings - Great Britain - Scotland - 19th century
Pictorial works - Great Britain - 19th century