The Heath family engravers, 1779-1878
By: by John Heath.
Publisher: Scolar Press; Ashgate Publishing Co.
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Aldershot, Hants, England; Brookfield, Vt., USA
Language: eng
Subjects: Heath, James, 1757-1834; Heath, Charles, 1785-1848; Heath family -- Catalogs; Engraving, English -- 18th century -- Catalogs; Engraving, English -- 19th century -- Catalogs
Genres: Catalogs.
Description: This is a two-volume study of the growth and ultimate eclipse of the line engraver's art in Britain in the late-18th and early-19th centuries, as reflected through the work and fortunes of three generations of the Heath family. The two volumes are devoted to Charles and James Heath respectively.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: v. 1. James Heath A.R.A. (1757-1834); title: v. 2. Charles Heath (1785-1848), Frederick Heath (1810-78), Alfred Heath (1812-96).