Right down to the real nitty gritty

Engraving at it’s best.
oldbookillustrations:

Dulcinea. From a painting by C. R. Leslie, engraved by John Cheney.
From The gift: a Christmas and New Year’s present for 1842, collective work, Philadelphia, 1841.
(Source: archive.org)

Engraving at it’s best.

oldbookillustrations:

Dulcinea. From a painting by C. R. Leslie, engraved by John Cheney.

From The gift: a Christmas and New Year’s present for 1842, collective work, Philadelphia, 1841.

(Source: archive.org)