Henry Noel Humphreys

Henry Noel Humphreys (* 4. Januar 1810 i​n Birmingham; † 10. Juni 1879 i​n London) w​ar ein englischer Schriftsteller, Zeichner u​nd Illustrator s​owie Numismatiker.

Humphreys w​urde zum Teil a​uf dem Kontinent ausgebildet u​nd publizierte 1840, n​ach längerem Aufenthalt i​n Rom, s​ein erstes Werk, d​ie Beschreibung z​u Cookes Views i​n Rome.

Diesem folgten d​ann zahlreiche andere illustrative Werke, etwa:

  • mit John O. Westwood: British Butterflies and their Transformations. William Smith, London 1841, (Digitalisat).
  • mit John O. Westwood: British Moths and their Transformations. 2 Bände. William Smith, London 1843–1845, (Digitalisate: Band 1, Band 2; New edition, revised and corrected by the author. Sanderson, London s. a.).
  • The illuminated Books of the Middle Ages. Longman u. a., London (1844–)1849, (Digitalisat).
  • Ancient Coins and Medals. Grant & Griffith, London 1850.
  • The Coin Collector’s Manual. 2 Bände. Bohn, London 1853, (Digitalisate: Band 1, Band 2).
  • The Coinage of the British Empire. Cooke, London 1854, (Digitalisat).
  • Stories by an Archæologist and his Friends. Bell and Daldy, London 1856, (Digitalisat).
  • Ocean Gardens. Low, Son, and Co., London 1857, (Digitalisat).
  • The Butterfly Vivarium; or, Insect Home. Lay, London 1858, (Digitalisat).
  • Goethe in Strasbourg: A Dramatic Nouvelette. Saunders, Otley, and Co., London 1860, (Digitalisat).
  • History of the Art of Printing. Quaritch, London 1867, (Digitalisat).
  • Hans Holbein’s celebtrated Dance of Death. Quaritch, London 1868, (Digitalisat).
  • Masterpieces of the early Painters & Engravers. Sotheran & Co., London 1870, (Digitalisat).
  • Rembrandt's Etchings. Bell and Daldy, London 1871.

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