[A set of the original watercolours commissioned for Blackie & Son's editions of Oliver Goldsmith's History of earth and animated nature]
Stewart, James,1791-1863,illustrator.
Weir, Harrison,1824-1906,illustrator.
Goldsmith, Oliver,1730?-1774.History of earth and animated nature.
[S.l. : s.n.,
185-?]
Size when mounted: 26 x 31 cm.
A History of the Earth by Oliver Goldsmith was first published in 1774, and was republished throughout the 19th century. The 1853 edition and subsequent editions published by Blackie & Son of Glasgow include reproductions of these original watercolours. Twenty-three of the artworks are by James Stewart and the remaining one is by Harrison William Weir.
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