"battle of engravers," etching, by the british artist george cruikshank. 215 mm x 295 mm. The etching was an illustration to thomas wilson's "a catalogue raisonné of the select collection of engravers of an amateur. " (plate 44). The print shows a mêlée, with three pairs of contestants squared off against each other. These include the well-known engravers: william hogarth; antoine masson; william woollett; j. J. Baléchou; and albrecht dürer; and marcantonio raimondi. Image courtesy of the british museum, london. Date: 1828.
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