Suppressed Plates, Wood-engravings, &c. / Together with Other Curiosities Germane Thereto; Being an Account of Certain Matters Peculiarly Alluring to the Collector

by George Somes Layard

SUPPRESSED PLATES

AGENTS

AMERICA	THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 64 & 66 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK
CANADA	THE MACMILLAN COMPANY OF CANADA, LTD. 27 RICHMOND STREET WEST, TORONTO
INDIA	MACMILLAN & COMPANY, LTD. MACMILLAN BUILDING, BOMBAY 309 BOW BAZAAR STREET, CALCUTTA

The title-page of the unwritten “Death in London”

SUPPRESSED PLATES

WOOD ENGRAVINGS, &c.

TOGETHER WITH OTHER CURIOSITIES GERMANE THERETO

BEING

AN ACCOUNT OF CERTAIN MATTERS

PECULIARLY ALLURING TO

THE COLLECTOR

BY

GEORGE SOMES LAYARD

LONDON

ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK

1907

Published November 1907

I DEDICATE THIS BOOK

TO

MY TWO BOYS

JOHN AND PETER

WHO

I SINCERELY HOPE, WILL NOT HAVE SO MANY

USELESS HOBBIES

AS

THEIR AFFECTIONATE

FATHER

• CONTENTS
  • 1. INTRODUCTORY … [1]
  • 2. “THE MARQUIS OF STEYNE” … [7]
  • 3. THE SUPPRESSED PORTRAIT OF DICKENS, “PICKWICK,” “THE BATTLE OF LIFE,” AND “GRIMALDI” … [26]
  • 4. DICKENS CANCELLED PLATES: “OLIVER TWIST,” “MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT,” “THE STRANGE GENTLEMAN,” “PICTURES FROM ITALY,” AND “SKETCHES BY BOZ” … [43]
  • 5. ON SOME FURTHER SUPPRESSED PLATES, ETCHINGS, AND WOOD ENGRAVINGS BY GEORGE CRUIKSHANK … [59]
  • 6. HOGARTH’S “ENTHUSIASM DELINEATED,” “THE MAN OF TASTE,” AND “DON QUIXOTE” … [82]
  • 7. CANCELLED DESIGNS FOR “PUNCH” AND “ONCE a WEEK” BY CHARLES KEENE AND FREDERICK SANDYS … [127]
  • 8. MISCELLANEOUS … [149]
  • 9. THE SUPPRESSED OMAR KHAYYAM ETCHING … [179]
  • 10. ADAPTED OR PALIMPSEST PLATES … [192]
  • 11. ADAPTED OR PALIMPSEST PLATES (continued) … [226]