Frontispiece wood engraving by Charles Nesbit 1800
wood engraving by Charlton Nesbit (1775-1828), after a design by John Thurston (1774-1822)
For the 1800 edition of Robert Bloomfield's book 'The Farmers Boy' Nesbit was apprenticed to Thomas Bewick at the age of 14.
Page size 9" x 4"
The book, minus its boards was in a box getting soaked in the rain. For 50p it had to be rescued! You have to be impressed that he has engraved both names at the base at a height of 1mm.
Frontispiece wood engraving by Charles Nesbit 1800
wood engraving by Charlton Nesbit (1775-1828), after a design by John Thurston (1774-1822)
For the 1800 edition of Robert Bloomfield's book 'The Farmers Boy' Nesbit was apprenticed to Thomas Bewick at the age of 14.
Page size 9" x 4"
The book, minus its boards was in a box getting soaked in the rain. For 50p it had to be rescued! You have to be impressed that he has engraved both names at the base at a height of 1mm.