Illustrations of Thomson's Castle of Indolence

1845
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Illustrations of Thomson's Castle of Indolence
  • Author: James Thomson (British, Ednam, Scotland 1700–1748 Richmond-upon-Thames)
  • Illustrator: William Rimer (British, active 1845–88)
  • Engraver: Ferdinand Joubert (French, Paris 1810–1884 Menton)
  • Engraver: Edward Webb (British, London ca. 1805–1854 Herefordshire)
  • Engraver: Edward Richard Whitfield (British, born 1817, active 1840–60)
  • Engraver: H. W. Collard (British, active ca. 1845)
  • Publisher: Art Union of London
  • Date: 1845
  • Medium: Illustrations: engraving
  • Dimensions: 11 3/16 x 16 3/4 x 1/2 in. (28.4 x 42.6 x 1.2 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
  • Object Number: 1976.700.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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