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Tietze, E. G : Original Wood Engraving- "The Century Gallery of One Hundred Portraits. Percy Bysshe Shelley: Plate XLVII."

The Century Company, New York?, 1892

Original black and white wood engraved print. Illustrated portrait of Percy Bysshe Shelley who is facing forward looking at viewers. His portrait is set in a roundel which in turn is set against a rectangular background. The printed portrait area measures 4 3/4" x 5 3/4." The entire print measures 9 3/4" x 13 3/4." Print is pristine and intact. This plate was from a collection of 100 and is disbound. A Fine copy. The title and copyright information are printed in the lower-left corner of the print. In the lower-left corner below the portrait is printed text that reads, "Engraved by E. G. Tietze." A facsimile of Percy's signature and "From a Chalk Drawing After the Original Painting by Miss Curran by Permission of Lady Shelley" are printed directly beneath the portrait. This is Plate 47 of 100 from the Century Gallery of One Hundred Portraits. Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) was an English Romantic poet who made significant contributions to the Romantic movement of literature and the literary field as a whole. His circle of friends included other literary greats such as Lord Byron, John Keats, and Thomas Love Peacock. Notably, he married Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, the author of Frankenstein. Percy was also known for his political and philosophical ideas which were considered radical at the time. His controversial beliefs were part of the reason many publishers hesitated to publish his work out of fear of legal backlash, so Percy's writings were not very popular in his lifetime. However, soon after his passing, his poems gained much popularity and his legacy lasts to this day. Wood engraving is a type of woodcut that is known for its fine detail. The name is a bit of a misnomer because it is not an engraving but a type of relief printing. One of the differences between wood engravings and woodcuts is that wood engravings are carved out of end-grain wood as opposed to long-grain. While still an efficient material in its own right, long-grain wood is sometimes prone to splintering during the carving process. End-grain wood acts as a remedy to this in that it is more resistant to splintering. Information about wood engraving and woodcuts cited from site[dot]fas[dot]harvard[dot]edu.. Print. Book Condition: Collectible-Fine. Binding: No Binding

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