BRA0854

Title

Subject

Description

Bewick was one of the most skilled and popular English illustrators of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The Quadrupeds, a text compiled by the naturalist Ralph Beilby, is an early example of Bewick's artistry with the engraved boxwood block.

Creator

Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828 and Beilby, Ralph, 1743 or 1744–1817.

Source

BRA0854. Thomas Bewick (1753–1828). A General History of Quadrupeds. The Figures Engraved on Wood by T. Bewick. Third edition. Newcastle upon Tyne: Printed by and for S. Hodgson, R. Beilby, & T. Bewick, Newcastle; sold by them, by G. G. J. & J. Robinson, & C. Dilly, London, 1792.

Relation

NatHistory

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

English

Type

Illustrated Mammalian Text

Collection

Highlights from the Ruth and Lyle Sellers Medical Collection

Citation

Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828 and Beilby, Ralph, 1743 or 1744–1817. , “BRA0854,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed March 30, 2023, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1768.