Volume 1

A biographical dictionary, containing an historical account of all the engravers, from the earliest period of the art of engraving to the present time, and a short list of their most esteemed works. With the cyphers, monograms, and particular marks, used by each master, accurately copied from the originals, and properly explained. To which is prefixed an essay on the rise and progress of the art of engraving, both on copper and on wood. With several curious specimens of the performances of the most ancient artists / By Joseph Strutt.

  • Joseph Strutt
Date:
1785-1786
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Credit: A biographical dictionary, containing an historical account of all the engravers, from the earliest period of the art of engraving to the present time, and a short list of their most esteemed works. With the cyphers, monograms, and particular marks, used by each master, accurately copied from the originals, and properly explained. To which is prefixed an essay on the rise and progress of the art of engraving, both on copper and on wood. With several curious specimens of the performances of the most ancient artists / By Joseph Strutt. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    GUT GUT [ 3^3 ] A fet of ten portraits, of Charles the Firfly his ^een, and the Englijh no-- hility of both whole length figures from Vandyck. This, I believe, is his greateft work. Houbracken, father to the famous engraver of that name, came over into England, a. d. 1713, to make the drawings for him to engrave from ; for each of which he rec-eived 160 guilders. The per- fbns, who employed him, were Mr. Cock, Mr. Comyns, and Mr. Swining, formerly a diredlor of the theatre. - The portrait of M* ChevreaUy a fmall upright plate, from John Petitot. This is the only print engraved after that mailer, who was a famous enamel painter. JOHN GUTTENBERG. Flouriflied; 1440. To this artift many of the German authors have attributed the invention of the ufeful and noble art of printing. ' Others have argued as ftrenuoufly, for his being the firft engraver on wood. - His-pretenfions to both are however greatly difputed. The firfl; is but of my province to meddle with; and the fecond, I believe, will be difproved hereafter, in the Effay on the Origin of Wood Cuts, which will precede the fecond volume of this work, r GENNERO GUTTIERER, orGUTTIEREZ. Flourifhed, 1760. The name of a modern engrayer, whofe works are, by no means, devoid of merit. I have feen by him a large upright plate, reprefenting the Virgin and Child in the clouds^upon a globey from Carlo Marratti. * , It is executed in a neat ftyle, refembling that of Giacomo Frey; but'not nearly'equal to the engravings of that great mailer. Several of the plates for the Mufeo Fiqrentino are by this artift. TABLE