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The Traveller; or, A Prospect of Society
The Hermit; A Poem.
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Poems by Goldsmith and Parnell
The Traveller; or, A Prospect of Society
The Hermit; A Poem.
Engraved by: Thomas Bewick (English, 1753–1828)
Engraved by: John Bewick (English, 1760–1795)
After: Robert Johnson (English, 1770–1796)
After: John Johnson (English, died in 1797)
After: John Bewick (English, 1760–1795)
After: Thomas Bewick (English, 1753–1828)
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (English, 1730?–1774)
Author: Thomas Parnell (English, 1679–1718)
Printer: William Bulmer (English, 1757–1830)
Binding by: Christian Samuel Kalthoeber (active 1780–1816)
Engraved by: John Bewick (English, 1760–1795)
After: Robert Johnson (English, 1770–1796)
After: John Johnson (English, died in 1797)
After: John Bewick (English, 1760–1795)
After: Thomas Bewick (English, 1753–1828)
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (English, 1730?–1774)
Author: Thomas Parnell (English, 1679–1718)
Printer: William Bulmer (English, 1757–1830)
Binding by: Christian Samuel Kalthoeber (active 1780–1816)
1795
Place of Publication: London, England
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 13 wood engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 30.4 x 24.7 x 2 cm (11 15/16 x 9 3/4 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.2191
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
London: W. Bulmer and Co., 1795
Catalogue Raisonné
Ray, Illustrator and Book in England, 50; Hugo 78
Description(London: W. Bulmer and Co., 1795) Large quarto; 48 leaves, plus five plates; contemporary gilt-stamped red morocco (C. Kalthoeber).
Illustrations to poems; illustrative vignettes.
Illustrations to poems; illustrative vignettes.
ProvenanceJohn Morgan [bookplate]; acquired in 1929 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.