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Buss, Robert William, 1804-1875

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  • An artist seated on a rock at the sea shore and oblivious to the rising tide. Engraving by H. Rolls, 1835, after R.W. Buss.
  • A young man is shouting at a man playing the trombone at 2.30 in the morning, for waking him and his family up during the night. Engraving by Robert Graves, 1834, after R.W. Buss.
  • Mary Brotherton encounters Old Sally, a woman on the moor. Line block after R.W. Buss, 1840.
  • A young woman is sitting in a chair reading a story which has made her nervous. Engraving by R. Graves after R.W. Buss.
  • Christmas celebrated by people playing instruments, eating and drinking: a man with white hair and a long white beard sitting watching a small man stirring punch in a bowl. Engraving by T. Hollis, 1851, after R.W. Buss.
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    Mary Brotherton encounters Old Sally, a woman on the moor. Line block after R.W. Buss, 1840.

    Buss, Robert William, 1804-1875. | Date: [1840] | Reference: 31894i
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    English graphic satire and its relation to different styles of painting, sculpture, and engraving : a contribution to the history of the English school of art / the numberous illustrations selected and drawn from the originals by Robert William Buss, and reproduced by photo-lithography.

    Buss, Robert William, 1804-1875. | Date: 1874
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    A white man approaches a woman sitting on a bench in a garden, and when she turns her face to him he sees that she is black. Engraving by S. Davenport after R.W. Buss.

    Buss, Robert William, 1804-1875. | Date: [1833] | Reference: 33022i
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    An artist seated on a rock at the sea shore and oblivious to the rising tide. Engraving by H. Rolls, 1835, after R.W. Buss.

    Buss, Robert William, 1804-1875. | Date: 4 April 1835 | Reference: 33179i
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    A young woman is sitting in a chair reading a story which has made her nervous. Engraving by R. Graves after R.W. Buss.

    Buss, Robert William, 1804-1875. | Reference: 33678i
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