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STRUTT, Joseph (1749-1802). A biographical dictionary; containging an historical account of all the engravers, from the earliest period of the art of engraving to the present time . London: J. Davis for Robert Faulder, 1785-86. 2 volumes in 24, 4° (289 x 232mm). EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED WITH OVER 1800 ORIGINAL DRAWINGS, ETCHINGS, ENGRAVINGS, WOODCUTS, SOFT-GROUND ETCHINGS, LITHOGRAPHS AND OTHER PRINTS mounted or otherwise inserted. Early 19th-century diced russia, panelled in blind (rebacked, some wear to sides). A VASTLY ENLARGED COPY extra-illustrated with numerous examples of the work of artists, both those discussed in Strutt's text and those not. Pencilled captions either identify the artist and/or point out relative features, thereby making the set an invaluable teaching aid about artists, prints and the techniques of printmaking. Among the illustrations are: Albrecht Drer (1427-1502), engraved portrait bookplate of Willibald Pirckheimer aged 24. Bartsch 106; Meder, Hollstein 103. Richard Cosway (1742-1841), Countess of Sefton, stipple engraving by William Dickinson (1746-1823), 1783 Guercino (1591-1666), The Holy Family, mezzotint by Richard Earlom (1743-1822), published by John Boydell 1767 Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), Portrait of Paulus Pontius engraved by Paulus Pontius (1603-1658), Mauquoy-Hendrickx state IV Stefano Della Bella (1610-1664), windmill scene, numbered 4, engraved by Franois Collignon (1609-1657) and published by Mariette Marten de Vos (1532-1603), Holy Family, copper-engraving by Johann Collaert (1624/5-1664) and published by Sadler, 1590 Robert Benning (fl. 1746-1761), engraved map of New Orleans, Louisiana, c.1761. Phillips 496 Sigismund Feyerabend, bookseller of Frankfurt, self-portrait, 1587 Richard Brookshaw (1736-after 1800), Frans Hals Self-Portrait, mezzotint, 1779; Brookshaw, portrait of Countess of Waldegrave, published at Paris, 1774 Abraham de Bruin (fl. end of 16th century), copper-engraved rural scene, and copper-engraving of lions dated 1583 Augustin Brunais (fl. 1760s-1770s) 'Free natives of Dominica' and 'The West India Flower Girl' and works by Jacques Callot (1592-1635), Abraham Diepenbeeck (1607-1675), Pierre Drevet (1664-1697), members of the Dovigny family, Wenceslas Hollar (1607-1677), Girard Edelinck (d.1707), Giovanni Batista Pasqualini (fl. 1619/34) members of the De Passe family, John Payne (d.1648), members of the Visscher family, Anthony Waterloo (?1610-1690), Arnold van Westerhout (d. 1730), and by many others of similiar interest. Sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return. (32)