1866 1st Edtn THE STORY OF THE NORMAN CONQUEST By Daniel Maclise Illus. L. Gruner Good Art

1866 1st Edition

THE STORY OF THE NORMAN CONQUEST
By Daniel Maclise

Author Bio: Daniel Maclise RA (25 January 1806 – 25 April 1870) was an Irish history painter, literary and portrait painter, and illustrator, who worked for most of his life in London, England.

Illustrated By: L. Gruner
Illustrator Bio: Ludwig Gruner (1801 - 1882), Engraver, art expert and historian. Active in Germany and Britain (1841-56).

Synopsis: "Though the reputation of his [Maclise's] genre and dramatic pictures has declined from the height which it reached in his lifetime,this is not the case with his portraits or his great epical compositions.They are now widely acknowledged to be the greatest historical paintings of the English school, and D.G. Rossetti went even further when he wrote, 'These are such "historical" pictures as the world perhaps had never seen before'."

Binding: Hardcover, folio (fo 12 × 19 in 305 × 483 mm )
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Collation: pp. 46
Language: English

Published By: Art-Union of London, London

Condition Report:
Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Good - Good+, oblang folio, some rubbing and scuffing to boards and spine. 42 engraved plates by L. Gruner. Minor foxing. A couple of pages have small tears with no impact to text or images.

Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 60, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg
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