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The masters of wood-engraving (1889)

Linton, W. J. (William James), 1812-1897 · New Haven, Conn., The author; London, B. F. Stevens [Chiswick Press, C. Whittingham and Co.] · leaf 252

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Clennell, Nesbit. and as many by Clennell assigned to Nesbit, without disturbing any critical perceptions Religious Emblems. of mine. After what I have written of Clennell, what need I add in praise of Nesbit? Other beautiful cuts by him may be found in Somervile’s Rural Sports, 1813 ; and in Sir… … Between 1815 and the publication of Bewick’s Fables of VEsop in 1818 Nesbit was at Fables of 1818. Swalwell and, it would seem, not busy for London publishers. I can not but think that he may have engraved some, perhaps many, of these fable cuts for his old master, while

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