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- 133 To Theo van Gogh. Amsterdam, Tuesday, 30 October 1877.
- in note 49:
Joseph Swain was London’s most prominent wood engraver. From 1844-1900 he supervised the production...
- in translation:
I imagine you know the woodcuts by Swain, he’s a clever man, his studio is in such a nice part of L...
- 234 To Theo van Gogh. The Hague, Thursday, 1 and Friday, 2 June 1882.
- in note 13:
...’ estate there are 152 prints engraved by Joseph Swain; 149 of them date from before June 1882. Mos...
- in translation:
...ve at least a thousand prints, English (mainly SWAIN’S), American, French. And Rappard, for exampl...
- 249 To Theo van Gogh. The Hague, on or about Friday, 21 July 1882.
- in translation:
That’s how it is with the woodcuts by Swain, and those by the old German masters too.
- 273 To Anthon van Rappard. The Hague, on or about Sunday, 22 October 1882.
- in note 12:
... innocent offender has not been established. Joseph Swain is named as the engraver on the last two.
- 275 To Anthon van Rappard. The Hague, between about Tuesday, 24 and about Friday, 27 October 1882.
- in note 47:
...oach at the Fife Arms, Braemar; engraved by Joseph Swain, in The Illustrated London News 77 (2 Octobe...
- in note 8:
...inson, The romance of a rescue, engraved by Joseph Swain, in The Illustrated London News 65 (16 Decem...
- 276 To Anthon van Rappard. The Hague, on or about Sunday, 29 October 1882.
- in note 7:
... not Tenniel, as Van Gogh suggests. Whether Joseph Swain engraved the sheet is not known. The estate ...
- in note 1:
... Tenniel, Stirring the pudding, engraved by Joseph Swain, in Punch 77 (27 December 1879), Christmas n...
- in note 17:
...eam: A sketch in a London park, engraved by Joseph Swain, in The Illustrated London News 81 (8 July 1...
- 279 To Anthon van Rappard. The Hague, Wednesday, 1 November 1882.
- in note 3:
...t London Hospital for children, engraved by Joseph Swain, in The Illustrated London News 60 (27 April...
- in translation:
...hich I have, soberly and austerely engraved by Swain, and then one feels the things which I’ve hea...
- 293 To Theo van Gogh. The Hague, on or about Monday, 11 December 1882.
- in translation:
The Graphic say they’ll make Chromos!!! Give us back Swain’s studio.Swain
- 302 To Anthon van Rappard. The Hague, on or about Thursday, 18 January 1883.
- in note 7:
...London News 60 (23 March 1872), engraved by Joseph Swain, pp. 288-289, which Van Gogh mentions in let...
- 303 To Anthon van Rappard. The Hague, on or about Saturday, 20 January 1883.
- 304 To Anthon van Rappard. The Hague, on or about Thursday, 25 January 1883.
- in note 37:
...bey, Christmas in old Virginia, engraved by Joseph Swain, in The Graphic 22 (25 December 1880), pp. 6...
- in translation:
...tirely with the pen — like, for instance, those by Caldecott and Barnard, but large figures. Swain
- 309 To Anthon van Rappard. The Hague, on or about Thursday, 8 February 1883.
- in translation:
...Xmas in Old Virginia by him, is extraordinary. Swain engraved it in such a way that it has remained ...
- 314 To Anthon van Rappard. The Hague, on or about Tuesday, 13 February 1883.
- in note 3:
...dear, what a disappointment’, engraved by Joseph Swain, in The Illustrated London News 60 (30 March...
- 317 To Anthon van Rappard. The Hague, on or about Tuesday, 20 February 1883.
- in note 11:
...de Dieppe (Souvenir of Dieppe), engraved by Joseph Swain, in Musée Universel 5 (1877), deuxième sé...
- 325 To Anthon van Rappard. The Hague, on or about Monday, 5 March 1883.
- in note 41:
... children’s print by Barnard, engraved by Joseph Swain, is In de achterbuurt (In the slums). It is ...
- in translation:
...Millets by Lavieille. But otherwise, well, often they lapse into the industrial, the unfeeling.Swain
...I found a small woodcut by Barnard engraved by Swain. A policeman in black drags along a woman in wh...
- 359 To Anthon van Rappard. The Hague, on or about Tuesday, 3 July 1883.
- in note 17:
...en, A city church congregation, engraved by Joseph Swain, in The Illustrated London News 61 (5 Octobe...
- in note 29:
...r Hopkins, The paddling season, engraved by Joseph Swain, in The Illustrated London News 61 (3 August...
- in note 27:
...rst to come and The last to go, engraved by Joseph Swain and William James Palmer respectively, appea...
- in note 26:
..., Hampstead Heath on a holiday, engraved by Joseph Swain, in The Illustrated London News 60 (25 May 1...
- in note 20:
... McL. Ralston, A game at bowls, engraved by Joseph Swain, in The Illustrated London News 60 (22 June ...
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29 September 1872 and 31 July 1890
Person:
Joseph Swain (1820-1909) English artist
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