The Winterthur Library

The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera

OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION

Title: Book illustrations

Dates: 1779-1799

Call No.: Col. 461

Acc. No.: 68x3

Quantity: 129 items

Location: 2 B 4

SCOPE AND CONTENT

The engravings in this collection were removed from various novels printed between 1779 and 1799. Most have the same border and all have captions. Except for eight of them, the illustrations were published by Harrison & Co, but have different illustrators and engravers. All were used to illustrate scenes of such well-known stories as Robinson Crusoe, Gulliver's Travels, Don Quixote, Pamela, Clarissa, and Arabian Nights. There are some duplicates and triplicates. The illustrations show late 18th century English costume and room interiors.

ORGANIZATION

The illustrations are in accession number order. The index lists artists, engravers, publishers, and titles of novels.

PROVENANCE

Transferred from Collection of Printed Books and Periodicals.

ACCESS POINTS

Topics:

Interior decoration in literature.

Clothing and dress - History - 18th century.

Interior decoration - England

Interior decoration in art

Illustrated books - 18th century.

Illustration of books - 18th century - England.

Engravings.

Added author:

Harrison & Co.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION

Location: 2 B 4

Index to artists and engravers:

Angus .7, .9a-b, .19, .23, .28, .30, .34a-b, .36, .37a-b, .40, .47, .56, .61, .65a-b, .67, .69, .71, .72, .81

Birrel or Birrell .24, .32, .38, .46, .51a-b, .53, .55, .60, .62, .66, .84, .89a-b, .97

Blake .27, .39, .44

Burney, E. F. .65a-b, .79, .80, .82-86, .89a-b, .90-95

Cook .43

Cooke, C. .101-105, .107

Corbould .72, .81, .87, .88a-b, .101

Corbould, R. .102-.105, .107

Dodd .1, .2a-b, .5a-b, .6

Granger .101

Grignion .4, .10a-b, 11a-b, .12, .22, .31

Harrison & Co. .1-100

Heath .1, .8, .17, .20, .25a-b, .26, .29, .48a-c, .52, .54, .58, .59, .63, .75, .78a-b, .83, .85, .90, .91a-b

Milton .98a-b

Pyne, C. .106

Satchwell, R. W. .103

Saunders, J. .105

Smirke, R. .96-100

Smith, Anker .93, .96

Stalker, E. .106

Stothard .3, .4, .7-64, .66-71, .73-78b

Taylor, Isaac .73

Walker .2a,b, .3, .5a-b, .6, .13-16, .18, .21, .33a-b, .35, .41, .42, .45a-b, .49, .50a-b, .57, .64, .68, .70, .74a-b, .76, .77, .79, .80, .82, .86, .87, .88a-b, .92a-b, .94, .95, .99, .100

Warren, C. .103, .104, .107

Woridraun? .102

Index to titles of novels (short titles, as used on engravings):

Amelia .2a-b

Arabian Nights .72-.73

Betsy Thoughtless .32-.35

Citizen of the World .103

Clarissa .48-.66

Countess Osenvor [Henrietta, Countess Osenvor] .74a-b

Country Maid .9a-b, .10a-b

Creole .96-.97

David Simple .19, .23

De Vere, or The Man of Independence .106

Don Quixote .21, .24

Felicia .98a-b

Female Quixote .36

Gil Blas .4

Grandison .25a-b, .26-.28, .37-.47

Gulliver .29

Henrietta .93, .101-.102

Humphry Clinker .79-.80

Invisible Spy .99-.100

Jessamy .75-.78

Jonathan Wild .31

Joseph Andrews .1

Lydia .88a-b

Magdalene .30

Marmontel .11a-b, .22 [same as .11a-b]

Ophelia .81

Pamela .65a-b, .82-.86

Peregrine Pickle .12-.14

Pompey the Little .87, .104-.105

Robinson Crusoe .15

Roderick Random .5a-b, .107

Sentimental Journey .20

Sidney Biddulph .89-.92a-b, .94-.95

Sisters, The .7, .8

Soho Masquerade Conference, between the Premier and his Journeyman, The .108

Tales of the Genii .3

Tristram Shandy .16-.18

Vicar of Wakefield .6

Virtuous Orphan .67-.71