Oliver Goldsmith (1728 /1774) - James Hope Stewart (1789 /1856) - Lot. 12 sheets - "A History of the Earth, and Animated Nature" - 1858

Type: Etching;
Support: Heavy paper, contemporaneous coloring:
Status: Excellent impression, good preservation with slight traces of foxing and browning, all as shown in the photos;
Shipping: insured via Bartolini/DPD courier, report any damages at the time of pickup;
Provenance: From a private collection;

Artist/drawing: (James Hope Stewart): He was the Scottish naturalist painter (1789–1856), author of the original preparatory drawings. Stewart produced the plates from life or based on specimens from the era's scientific museums, working closely with Bishop for the final printed rendering.

Oliver Goldsmith (1728–1774) was one of the most celebrated and versatile writers, poets and essayists of the eighteenth century. Although today he is remembered mainly in the literary world for the novel “The Vicar of Wakefield” and for the stage comedy “Ella humbles herself to win,” his most commercially successful work was the encyclopedia "A History of the Earth, and Animated Nature".

Printer/Engraver: (J. Bishop): He was a skilled British engraver and etcher active in the nineteenth century. He worked extensively for the publishing house Blackie & Son, specializing in translating onto metal plates the detailed naturalist drawings, imprinting the fine texture typical of bird feathers and reptile scales that are seen in the prints.

Joseph Brown, a celebrated and esteemed British engraver active in London during the nineteenth century