"Drop that or I fire!" [frontispiece c.2]
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Title
"Drop that or I fire!" [frontispiece c.2]
Subject
Maori (New Zealand people) -- Wars -- Fiction.
New Zealand -- History -- 1840-1876 -- Juvenile Fiction.
New Zealand -- History -- New Zealand Wars, 1860-1872 -- Fiction.
New Zealand -- History -- 1840-1876 -- Juvenile Fiction.
New Zealand -- History -- New Zealand Wars, 1860-1872 -- Fiction.
Description
Pearse, Alfred (1854-1933)
A London painter and a notable black-and-white illustrator, Pearse's wood engravings in various magazines consisently show their own unique style. The uniqueness of his work suggests that Pearse either cut his own wood blocks or employed a very distinctive engraver. His later work- wash drawings made for Blackie- are generally constued as being less impressive. These wash drawings were reproduced using halftone blocks and a number of them also feature deep etching and hand engraving. Pearse also made watercolour drawings, which were reproduced in colour in later Blackie editions (Newbolt, 1996, p. 633)
A London painter and a notable black-and-white illustrator, Pearse's wood engravings in various magazines consisently show their own unique style. The uniqueness of his work suggests that Pearse either cut his own wood blocks or employed a very distinctive engraver. His later work- wash drawings made for Blackie- are generally constued as being less impressive. These wash drawings were reproduced using halftone blocks and a number of them also feature deep etching and hand engraving. Pearse also made watercolour drawings, which were reproduced in colour in later Blackie editions (Newbolt, 1996, p. 633)
Creator
Pearse, Alfred, 1855-1933
Source
Archives and Research Collections Centre, PZ7.H4M2 c.2
Publisher
Blackie & Son, Ltd.
Date
[190?]
Format
jpg
Citation
Pearse, Alfred, 1855-1933, “"Drop that or I fire!" [frontispiece c.2],” The G.A. Henty Virtual Exhibit, accessed May 18, 2024, https://henty.omeka.net/items/show/12.