Stanfield's Coast Scenery. A Series Of Views In The British Channel, From Original Drawings Taken Expressly For The Work. By Clarkson Stanfield, Esq. R.A. -
RA Collection: Book
Record number
07/1415
Author
Imprint
London:: Published By Smith, Elder And Co Cornhill, Booksellers To Their Majesties. -, 1836.
Physical Description
viii, 128 p., [40] pl. (incl. frontis. and add. engr. t.pl.); 367 mm. (Folio.)
General Note
Plates carry no numbers but are numbered 1-40 in 'List Of The Plates'.
Contents
[Frontis., add. t.pl., t.p., dedic.] - Preface - List Of The Plates - [Text and plates].
Responsibility Note
All plates are signed as [drawn] by C. Stanfield, and engraved by J. Cousen, E. Goodall, J. Stephenson, J. Carter, Freebairn, Higham, W. Miller, J.H. Kernot, J.B. Allen, J.C. Armytage, R. Brandard, W.J. Cooke, W. Finden, W. Floyde, G. Bradshaw, E. Finden, W. Chevalier, W.B. Cooke, J.W. Appleton, Bentley.
Each carries the publishers' imprint of Smith, Elder and Co.
The text printer is named on the verso of the title page: 'London: Printed By Stewart And Co., Old Bailey.'
The work is dedicated by Clarkson Stanfield to the King.
Each carries the publishers' imprint of Smith, Elder and Co.
The text printer is named on the verso of the title page: 'London: Printed By Stewart And Co., Old Bailey.'
The work is dedicated by Clarkson Stanfield to the King.
References
M. Holloway, Steel Engravings In Nineteenth Century British Topographical Books A Bibliography (1977), no. 133, p.152-3.
P. van der Merwe and R. Took, The spectacular career of Clarkson Stanfield, 1793-1867 [exhibition catalogue] (1979).
P. van der Merwe and R. Took, The spectacular career of Clarkson Stanfield, 1793-1867 [exhibition catalogue] (1979).
Summary Note
The added engraved title plate reads, 'Stansfield's Coast Scenery, The British Channel - London, Smith, Elder & Co. 65, Cornhill. 1836.'
Binding Note
19th-century half red morocco, red cloth-covered boards; spine lettered 'Stanfield's Coast Scenery The British Channel London 1836'.
Subject
Landscapes (environments) - Seas - Ships - Great Britain - France - English Channel - History - 19th century
Drawings - Landscapes (representations) - Seascapes - Great Britain - 19th century
Views - Great Britain - 19th century
Pictorial works - Great Britain - 19th century
Drawings - Landscapes (representations) - Seascapes - Great Britain - 19th century
Views - Great Britain - 19th century
Pictorial works - Great Britain - 19th century
Contributors
Clarkson Stanfield RA, source artist, draughtsman
William IV King of Great Britain, dedicatee
John Cousen, engraver
Edward Goodall, engraver
James Stephenson, engraver
James Carter, engraver
Alfred Robert Freebairn, engraver
Thomas Higham, engraver
William Miller, engraver
James Harfield Kernot, engraver
James Baylis Allen, engraver
James Charles Armytage, engraver
Robert Brandard, engraver
William John Cooke, engraver
William Finden, engraver
Edward Francis Finden, engraver
William Bernard Cooke, engraver
J. W. Appleton, engraver
William Floyd, engraver
G. Bradshaw, engraver
W. Chevalier, engraver
Joseph Clayton Bentley, engraver
Smith, Elder and Company (London), publisher
Stewart and Company (London), printer
William IV King of Great Britain, dedicatee
John Cousen, engraver
Edward Goodall, engraver
James Stephenson, engraver
James Carter, engraver
Alfred Robert Freebairn, engraver
Thomas Higham, engraver
William Miller, engraver
James Harfield Kernot, engraver
James Baylis Allen, engraver
James Charles Armytage, engraver
Robert Brandard, engraver
William John Cooke, engraver
William Finden, engraver
Edward Francis Finden, engraver
William Bernard Cooke, engraver
J. W. Appleton, engraver
William Floyd, engraver
G. Bradshaw, engraver
W. Chevalier, engraver
Joseph Clayton Bentley, engraver
Smith, Elder and Company (London), publisher
Stewart and Company (London), printer