Artist: Abraham Le Blond (London, 1819 - 1894).
Engraver: Abraham Le Blond.
Title: The Britannia Bridge.
Numbered and Titled on embossed backing card: The Britannia Bridge. No 28.
Dimensions: Image 2 1/2" x 3 3/4". Backing card 5 1/4" x 7 1/4".
Publisher: Le Blond & Co.
Date: 1850-1854.
Materials and Techniques: Baxter-process print pasted on publisher's embossed card.
Mat and Frame: Impression mounted on original embossed wove card.
Condition: Fresh colors, no wear. The engraving was stored in the album for so long that a part of the paint from the surface was offsetting to the previous page and soaked into it. Some other pages of the album with a similar offsetting were dated May 1851. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Catalog Raisonne: C.T. Courtney Lewis. The Le Blond Book. London, 1920. No. 39. P. 55
Museums and Libraries: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Accession Number: 44.91.825.
Victoria and Albert Museum. Accession Number: E.5321-1958.