Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Papworth, John Buonarotti, 1775-1847
Title:
Poetical sketches of Scarborough / illustrated by twenty-one engravings of humourous subjects, coloured from original designs, made upon the spot by J. Green and etched by T. Rowlandson.
Published / Created:
London : Printed for R. Ackermann by J. Diggens, 1813.
Physical Description:
[4], 215 p., [25] leaves of plates : ill. ; 26 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
DA690 S28 P3 1813b
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Abbey, J.R. Scenery of Great Britain and Ireland in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, 297

BAC: This copy is the Abbey copy.

Illustrations by Joseph Bluck, James Green and Joseph Constantinte Stadler.

BAC: Bound in original boards, with spine label.

Written by John Buonarotti Papworth, Francis Wrangham, and William Combe.

Rowlandson's name does not appear on the plates, though Green's does; many are signed by J. C. Stadler as engraver, and three by J. Bluck. According to M. Hardie's English coloured books, Stadler and Bluck probably added the aquatint and color.
Subject Terms:
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834 -- Publisher. | Diggens, J. -- Printer. | Scarborough (England) -- Poetry. | Scarborough (England) -- Description -- Views.
Form/Genre:
Aquatints -- Hand-colored -- 1813.
Contributors:
Wrangham, Francis, 1769–1842. | Combe, William, 1742–1823. | Green, J., ill. | Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756–1827, etcher. | Stadler, Joseph Constantine, engraver. | John Bluck, active 1791–1819, engraver. | Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834.