Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Fearnside, W. G. (William Gray)
Title:
Holmes's Great metropolis : or, Views and history of London in the nineteenth century. Being a grand national exhibition of the British capital. With historical and topographical notices of each place / Ed. by William Gray Fearnside, esq., and Thomas Harrel [!] ...
Published / Created:
London : T. Holmes, [1851?]
Physical Description:
3 p.., 211 p. 34 pl. incl. front. 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Some plates engraved by Joseph Clayton Bentley, Boyd and Cannavan, J. Henshall, W. Henshall, Charles Mottram, J.C. Varrall, and John Woods after designs by Joseph William Allen, Hablot Knight Browne, Robert Garland, Charles Marshall, Joseph Kenny Meadows, J. Salmon, and J.H. Shepherd.
Subject Terms:
London (England) -- History. | London (England) -- Description and travel. | Walker, S. A. -- Autograph. | Oliver, George -- Bookplate. | Walker, F. S. -- Prize award from Royston House, 1853. | Holmes, Thomas -- Publisher. | Orr (W. S.) & Co. -- Publisher. | Royston House -- Prize award to F.S. Walker, 1853. | Steel engraving -- Specimens -- [1851?].
Contributors:
Harral, Thomas, -1853. | Allen, Joseph William, 1803–1852, ill. | Woods, John, engraver. | Varrall, John Charles, active 1818–1848, engraver. | Cox, T., engraver. | Bentley, Joseph Clayton, 1809–1851, engraver. | Floyd, W., engraver. | Mottram, Charles, 1817–1876, engraver. | Shepherd, J. H., ill. | Marshall, Charles, 1806–1890, ill. | Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815–1882, ill. | Garland, Robert, ill. | Henshall, J., active 1828–1850, ill. | Salmon, J., ill. | Meadows, Joseph Kenny, 1790–1874, ill. | Henshall, W., fl. 1830–1850, ill. | Boyd & Cannavan, engraver.