Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Ireland, W. H. (William Henry), 1777-1835
Title:
Life of Napoleon Bonaparte ... / edited by W. H. Ireland ... ; embellished with accurate views of his battles, &c. &c. &c. ; engraved by G. Cruikshank ...
Published / Created:
London : John Fairburn [etc.], 1823-28.
Physical Description:
4 v. ill. ; 24 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
DC203 I7 1823
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Abbey, J.R. Life in England in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, 359

BEIN 1978 1357: Original 54 parts, numbered 1-64 in paper covers, as issued; parts 49-64 published by John Cumberland.

Described in A. M. Cohn, George Cruikshank, no. 435.

BAC: British Art Center copy is the Abbey copy.

Illustrations by Cruikshank, C. Taylor, and R.G. Reeve; after [C.] Vernet, Isabey, M. Denon, I. Duplessi Bertaux, and Girard.
Subject Terms:
Krech, Shepard 1891– -- Bookplate. (Bein) | Fairburn, John -- Publisher (bac,rb) | Engraving -- Specimens -- 1823–8 (bac,rb)
Form/Genre:
Aquatints -- 1823-28 (bac,rb) | Aquatints -- Hand-colored -- 1823-28 (bac,rb)
Contributors:
Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878. | Vernet, Carle, 1758–1836, ill. | Isabey, Eugène, 1803–1886, ill. | Denon, Vivant, 1747–1825, ill. | Duplessi-Bertaux, Jean, 1750–1818, ill. | Girard, ill. | Reeve, Richard Gilson, 1803–1889, engraver. | Taylor, C. (Charles), 1756–1823, engraver.