Laurie & Whittle Four Seasons Woodcuts Nesting Canisters Vintage Set of 4 For Sale

Laurie & Whittle Four Seasons Woodcuts Nesting Canisters VintageSet of 4
Each canister is a reproduction print on wood of each season: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter. On the back of each there are poems related to the seasons:

• SPRING – poetry by Robert Herrick 1591-1674
• SUMMER – poetry by John Keats 1795-1821
• AUTUMN – poetry by Thomas Hood 1799-1845
• WINTER – poetry by William Shakespeare 1564-1616

Signed: Not sure who the manufacturer is. They seem to be reproduction pieces. Each canister has printed at the bottom: \"A Woodcut of One of the Four Seasons Published as a Broadsheet by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London - 9th November 1810 Made in England\"Canisters:
1) 6.75\" H x 5.25\" D
2) 6.25\" H x 4.25\" D
3) 5.25\" H x 3.25\" D
4) 3.75\" H x 2.75\" DCondition: Very good with surface wear appropriate to age. Split in top of Autumn container (see last photo)Laurie and Whittle
Laurie and Whittle (fl. 1794 - 1858) were London, England, based map and atlas publishers active in the late 18th and early 19th century. Generally considered to be the successors to the Robert Sayer firm, Laurie and Whittle was founded by Robert Laurie (c. 1755 - 1836) and James Whittle (1757-1818). Robert Laurie was a skilled mezzotint engraver and is known to have worked with Robert Sayer on numerous projects. James Whittle was a well-known London socialite and print seller whose Fleet Street shop was a popular haunt for intellectual luminaries. The partnership began taking over the general management of Sayer\'s firm around 1787; however, they did not alter the Sayer imprint until after Sayer\'s death in 1794. Apparently Laurie did most of the work in managing the firm and hence his name appeared first in the \"Laurie and Whittle\" imprint.
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