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Carte de Visite, John Call Dalton, Jr.
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Carte-de-visite of John Call Dalton (1825-1889), an American physiologist. Photograph by James Wallace Black. John Call Dalton, Jr. is misidentified on the verso of the card as his brother, Edward Barry Dalton.
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still image
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cartes-de-visite (card photographs)
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nyam_cv_dalton
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Grolier Club, The Art Exemplar
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William Stannard’s The Art Exemplar (London, 1859?) is a mid-nineteenth-century encyclopedia of illustration processes. In addition to describing traditional processes, such as etching and wood engraving, The Art Exemplar covers techniques that were new and experimental at the time. Some of these processes, such as Anaglyptography—a mechanical process of converting a three-dimensional design to an engraved plate—were in use for only a short time and are otherwise difficult to research. The techniques are thoroughly described, and nearly all are illustrated with an original print from Stannard’s own collection. Due to the finite number of original prints that Stannard could contribute to the publication, the edition was apparently limited to ten copies, including four large paper copies and six regular copies. Nine of the ten copies—including all four large paper copies—are held by institutions, and the tenth copy is in private hands. The Grolier Club copy, also from a private collection, is apparently outside the edition of ten, increasing the number of known copies to eleven. Four of the institutional copies are in England (three in London); one is in Toronto, Canada; and five are in east coast U.S. libraries (Grolier Club, Library of Congress, RIT, UVA, National Gallery of Art). The rarity of The Art Exemplar, combined with the fairly limited geographic distribution of the copies, makes it a difficult work for scholars to access. This relative inaccessibility, combined with the importance of this work for the history of graphic processes and book illustration, makes it an ideal candidate for digitization. I have found no evidence to date that any of the other holding institutions have digitized their copy, although RIT has mounted a few images on their website.
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The Art Exemplar, Front cover
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Original publishers' blue cloth gutta-percha, or caoutchouc, binding, double filleted border in blind, title stamped in gold at center inside gilt ornamental cartouche
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Caoutchouc bindings, Publishers' cloth bindings, Embossed bindings.
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Art_Exemplar_001
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The Art Exemplar, "The Last Embrace," front
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Inscribed: "Painted by T. Uwins, R.A. -- Engraved by Chas. Rolls. -- The Last Embrace. From the Original Picture in the possession of Charles Wilkes, Esq." Summary: A nun embraces her crying mother at the door of a convent as she says goodbye; the new nun's father, brother, and sister stand to the left; nuns stand behind her; a girl to the right holds a tray with cordials; below image, embossed seal (London Art-Union?) blind stamped in center below engraving and above title.
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still image
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intaglio prints, engravings (prints), line engravings (prints)
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Art_Exemplar_048
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![The Art Exemplar, [Mr. G.V. Brooke as Iago], front](/islandora/object/gc%3A12990/datastream/TN/view)
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The Art Exemplar, [Mr. G.V. Brooke as Iago], front
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Summary: cancellation proof of "Mr. G.V. Brooke as Iago;" full-length portrait of actor Gustavus Vaughan (1818-1866) in costume as Iago from Shakespeare's play Othello; frame arched at top; scratched through with a deep black "X" over his face and zig-zag line over his body.
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still image
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intaglio prints, engravings (prints), line engravings (prints), cancellation proofs
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Local Identifier
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Art_Exemplar_058
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![The Art Exemplar, [A barge on a river with a town beyond, India], front](/islandora/object/gc%3A12994/datastream/TN/view)
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The Art Exemplar, [A barge on a river with a town beyond, India], front
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Inscribed: "W. Purser delt. -- Pubd. by R. Ackermann. London. -- J. Carter sculpt." Summary: scene in South Asia of men gathering near boats at a riverbank in the foreground; a large ghat stretches along the far side of the river in the background, where figures walk on a staircase that goes directly into the water.
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still image
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intaglio prints, line engravings (prints), etchings (prints)
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Art_Exemplar_062
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The Art Exemplar, "The Lord's Prayer and Crucifixion," front
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Inscribed: "Designed & Engraved on Steel by R. Williamson, London. -- Price 2s. on India. -- The Lord's Prayer, Engraved by Rd. Williamson, in the above Circle (size One Eighth of an Inch Diamr.) and Crucifixion". Summary: depicts the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ and the two thieves in a central, circular medallion, surrounded by an architectural border inhabited with the figures (clockwise from top) of Charity, Hope, a depiction of The Last Supper, and Faith.
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still image
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steel engravings (visual works)
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Local Identifier
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Art_Exemplar_066
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