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[[File:Little Grove, East Barnet.jpg|thumbnail|''Little Grove, South Front'', published by Kell Brothers of Holborn, c. 1860s.]] |
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'''Kell Brothers''' were engravers and printers in Castle Street, [[Holborn]], London, who specialised in [[Lithography|lithographic]] prints. They were active from |
'''Kell Brothers''' were engravers and printers in Castle Street, [[Holborn]], London, who specialised in [[Lithography|lithographic]] prints. They were active from 1860 to the early 1870s.<ref>[http://collectionsonline.nmsi.ac.uk/detail.php?type=related&kv=16396&t=people Kell Brothers.] Science Museum Group. Retrieved 23 August 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-nr99022467/ Kell Bros.] WorldCat Identities. Retrieved 23 August 2015.</ref> |
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[[File:Metropolitan Railway, Baker Street Station.jpg|thumbnail|''Metropolitan Railway, Baker Street Station''. Chromo lithograph published by Kell Brothers, c. 1863.]] |
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In 1860, the firm advertised in ''[[The Times]]'', "TO LITHOGRAPHERS. - WANTED, good DRAUGHTSMEN and WRITERS..."<ref>Classified advertising, ''The Times'', 12 June 1860, p. 3.</ref> They contributed to the first volume of ''The Architectural Dictionary'', published in 1862,<ref>"The Architectural Dictionary", ''The Dublin Builder'', 1 October 1862, p. 253.</ref> and produced a wide range of material, including topical scenes such as the new [[Metropolitan Railway]] station at [[Baker Street tube station|Baker Street]] opened in 1863. In 1870, the firm participated in the competition run by the [[Art Union of London]] with chromo-lithographs of Belagio-Como from an original drawing by Birkett Foster.<ref>"ART UNION OF LONDON", ''The Times'', 12 August 1870, p. 10.</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 13:25, 19 May 2024
Kell Brothers were engravers and printers in Castle Street, Holborn, London, who specialised in lithographic prints. They were active from 1860 to the early 1870s.[1][2]
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In 1860, the firm advertised in The Times, "TO LITHOGRAPHERS. - WANTED, good DRAUGHTSMEN and WRITERS..."[3] They contributed to the first volume of The Architectural Dictionary, published in 1862,[4] and produced a wide range of material, including topical scenes such as the new Metropolitan Railway station at Baker Street opened in 1863. In 1870, the firm participated in the competition run by the Art Union of London with chromo-lithographs of Belagio-Como from an original drawing by Birkett Foster.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Kell Brothers. Science Museum Group. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ Kell Bros. WorldCat Identities. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ Classified advertising, The Times, 12 June 1860, p. 3.
- ^ "The Architectural Dictionary", The Dublin Builder, 1 October 1862, p. 253.
- ^ "ART UNION OF LONDON", The Times, 12 August 1870, p. 10.
External links
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Media related to Kell Brothers at Wikimedia Commons
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