Comments on: Google Book Search: A treasure trove for the print connaisseur http://oldprints.wordpress.com/2006/09/15/google-book-search-a-treasure-trove-for-the-print-connaisseur/ Illuminating the wonderful world of old engravings, etchings & woodcuts Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:04:19 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: oldprints http://oldprints.wordpress.com/2006/09/15/google-book-search-a-treasure-trove-for-the-print-connaisseur/#comment-252 oldprints Tue, 27 Mar 2007 17:50:11 +0000 http://oldprints.wordpress.com/2006/09/15/google-book-search-a-treasure-trove-for-the-print-connaisseur/#comment-252 Thank you for your interesting comment. I wasn't aware of "Portfolio" by Philip Gilberton Hamerton before. The illustrations in this book are photogravures or heliogravures, used at that time for accurate reproductions of etchings and drawings. As this, they are not proofs from the original plates, but photomechanic facsimiles. Amand-Durand (or Armand Durand, as he is often called), was a well known French engraver and etcher in the 19th century. He produced numerous etchings after old masters, like Dürer and Rembrandt, where he meticulously re-produced their most celebrated works. I would strongly advise to leave this nice book intact; as a whole it is much more worth than single illustrations (although i understand it may be tempting to frame some of those). Well preserved copies can realize respectable prices, see <a href="//www.biblio.com/search.php?author=hamerton&title=portfolio&keyisbn=&format=any&stage=1" rel="nofollow">here</a> for some examples. Concerning the other artist mentioned, George-Percy Jacomb Hood was an etcher born in 1857 and mainly active in London (Arthur Hind, <em>Engraving & Etching</em>, p. 448). Thank you for your interesting comment. I wasn’t aware of “Portfolio” by Philip Gilberton Hamerton before. The illustrations in this book are photogravures or heliogravures, used at that time for accurate reproductions of etchings and drawings. As this, they are not proofs from the original plates, but photomechanic facsimiles.
Amand-Durand (or Armand Durand, as he is often called), was a well known French engraver and etcher in the 19th century. He produced numerous etchings after old masters, like Dürer and Rembrandt, where he meticulously re-produced their most celebrated works.

I would strongly advise to leave this nice book intact; as a whole it is much more worth than single illustrations (although i understand it may be tempting to frame some of those). Well preserved copies can realize respectable prices, see
here for some examples.

Concerning the other artist mentioned, George-Percy Jacomb Hood was an etcher born in 1857 and mainly active in London (Arthur Hind, Engraving & Etching, p. 448).

]]> By: Paul Austin http://oldprints.wordpress.com/2006/09/15/google-book-search-a-treasure-trove-for-the-print-connaisseur/#comment-246 Paul Austin Mon, 26 Mar 2007 23:19:06 +0000 http://oldprints.wordpress.com/2006/09/15/google-book-search-a-treasure-trove-for-the-print-connaisseur/#comment-246 I am a layman insofar as the art world is concerned, but I do enjoy seeing the magical works of art from ancient times. I was given a book a number of years ago entitled 'The Portfolio' An Artistic Periodical - Edited by Philip Gilbert Hamerton - 'WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS'. London SEELEY, JACKSON, HALLIDAY, FLEET STREET 1881. The illustrations in this book, which are of a much heavier weight of paper than those with the text, number around at least 50 - 60. I find them to be very beautiful and they give me much satisfaction. However, my query is, are these 'Illustrations of any value were they taken from the book and framed? One of the 'illustrations' is described as follows on the 'fly-leaf'; St. Jerome.By Albert Durer. Reproduced bu Armand Durand -Also - 'GLASS BLOWING' Etched by G.P. Jacomb Hood. to name but two. Your comments would be greatly appreciated. Paul Austin London UK I am a layman insofar as the art world is concerned, but I do enjoy seeing the magical works of art from ancient times. I was given a book a number of years ago entitled ‘The Portfolio’ An Artistic Periodical – Edited by Philip Gilbert Hamerton – ‘WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS’. London SEELEY, JACKSON, HALLIDAY, FLEET STREET 1881.
The illustrations in this book, which are of a much heavier weight of paper than those with the text, number around at least 50 – 60.
I find them to be very beautiful and they give me much satisfaction. However, my query is, are these ‘Illustrations of any value were they taken from the book and framed?
One of the ‘illustrations’ is described as follows on the ‘fly-leaf’;
St. Jerome.By Albert Durer. Reproduced bu Armand Durand -Also -
‘GLASS BLOWING’ Etched by G.P. Jacomb Hood.
to name but two.
Your comments would be greatly appreciated.
Paul Austin
London UK

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