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Welcome to the latest GeorgeBaxter.com newsletter keeping you up to date on new research, discoveries or just (what I feel is) interesting information regarding George Baxter, Mid Victorian colour printing and all related subjects ………………….. We hope all our friends around the world are safe and well, the world is a strange place at the moment and I thought you might like to read something that isn't about Covid-19 or lockdown - Mic |
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CL 234 - The Holy Family A common and uninteresting print? Then think again. We discuss, in depth, the background information to the print and then look at the prints on music sheets including THREE Baxter music sheets NOT recorded by Courtney Lewis! We also look at the versions printed by his son George Baxter Jr and disclose how many (poorer) copies which for years had been attributed to Baxter are actually printed by his son even though all the markings appear to say they are genuine Baxters. |
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An in depth look at CL 25 Southdown Sheep and CL 26 Convolvulus Leaves, Flower, and Bud and the THREE books that they appear in - Two of them I bet you have never heard of... | | |
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I recently had an email from a lady requesting information on her relation Andrew Holland who she states was apprenticed to George Baxter before moving to the USA to start his own colour printing buiness in Boston - Can you help with any information? | | |
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In 1926 Sidney Wright, a manager with both Baxter and Le Blond, told how Baxter made his glaze - a unique document. | | |
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As a follow on from our article in the last newsletter we now include details of the sale of an oil painting depicting this scene - we didn't feel it relevant to include in our initial in depth review but now it has gone through the auction again and this time with NEW information | | |
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Full details of Baxter's Prints of England's Queen and Prince Albert - both versions and also the rare book that they were used in “England's Queen, and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha” by Harrison Corbett Wilson | | |
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After 20 years of searching we have found the book that the prints on this Kronheim sheet appear in. We have now added this to our research on other such Kronheim sheets | | |
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William Dickes' premises at Farringdon Road have recently been redeveloped and we have details of this Grade II listed building AND some interesting videos! | | |
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Most probably worthy of a full article at some time in the future but below you can see two invoices from J Baxter (George's Father) from his Lewes address. One is dated 1829, the other 1831. After noting everything they can supply they state in bold " Engraving, in the first style of the art, by G Baxter" - One appears to be signed by W E Baxter, George's brother who went on to run the company. These images come from an album of such invoices from Baxter of Lewes, some dating back to 1804, that was put together by George Holman, a Manager of Baxters, in the early 1900's and also a past Mayor of Lewes - images courtesy of Lewes Town Council |
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hundreds of prints we have available for sale can be found on our website. Do you think someone else might be interested in receiving this newsletter? They can always subscribe by clicking the link 'subscribe to our newsletter' at the top of our homepage www.GeorgeBaxter.com Best wishes - Mic |
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