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Description: | RU s. on plate b.r. "ETopham. del"; inscr on plate b. c. "A. FOULIS / The celebrated Printer at Glasgow / Pub by M. Darby July 1 1775 39 Strand" CRE TOPHAM, Captain; (English; 18th century) PUB DARLY, Matthew and Mary NFA assisted purchase. Andrew Foulis 1712-1775. With his brother Robert, Foulis ran a successful bookshop and printing business within the University of Glasgow. Their classical texts became famous across Europe, especially editions that used the new Greek font designed by Alexander Wilson. Foulis is seen in this obituary print by the London caricaturist Matthew Darly clutching his edition of Homer. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | PORTRAIT : UNIVERSITY : GLASGOW : FOULIS ACADEMY : CARICATURE : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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