A Memoir of Thomas Bewick Written by Himself

Embellished by Numerous Wood Engravings, Designed and Engraved by the Author for a Work on British Fishes, and Never before Published

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ID23790889
AuthorsThomas Bewick (corresponding author)
Year2014
Publication date2014-03-20
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenueMemoir of Thomas Bewick Written by Himself (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/cbo9781107281028
OpenAlexW572172818
ISBN9781107281028
LanguageEN
Citations received10

Synonymous with finely crafted wood engravings of the natural world, Thomas Bewick (1753–1828) perfected an instantly recognisable style which was to influence book illustration well into the nineteenth century. Begun in November 1822, at the behest of his daughter Jane, and completed in 1828, Bewick's autobiography was first published in 1862. The opening chapters recall vividly his early life on Tyneside, his interest in the natural world, his passion for drawing, and his apprenticeship with engraver Ralph Beilby in Newcastle, where he would learn his trade and then work in fruitful partnership for twenty years. Later passages in the work reveal Bewick's strongly held views on religion, politics and nature. The work also features illustrations for a proposed work on British fish. Bewick's General History of Quadrupeds (1790) and History of British Birds (1797–1804), the works which secured his high reputation, are also reissued in this series.

Art · Art history · Biography · Literature · Memoir · Natural (archaeology) · Natural history · Passion · Reputation · Social science · Sociology · Style (visual arts) · Historical and Literary Studies · Historical Art and Culture Studies · History · History of Science and Natural History · Psychology

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