tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36072891.post5909725520694943758..comments2019-11-15T10:56:18.131+00:00Comments on The Old Stile Press :: News & Work in Progress: Worth and ValueFrances and Nicolas McDowallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10721730413005823818noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36072891.post-38525634867229147842010-08-12T12:29:41.724+01:002010-08-12T12:29:41.724+01:00I like to think, my dear Natalie, that a previous ...I like to think, my dear Natalie, that a previous owner (of the complete object) was as besotted with the detail as I am and moved so close to the candle on the desk in his study that the bottom bit of the print caught fire (along with his beard probably) and we have the largest bit he could salvage. The top strip? I think that was scrapped for reasons of proportion. Otherwise the scrap would have looked top-heavy.<br />But, then, I wasn't there!<br />NicolasNicolasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36072891.post-46851978926272714802010-08-12T10:48:31.419+01:002010-08-12T10:48:31.419+01:00Nicolas, how extraordinary and wonderful! Even if ...Nicolas, how extraordinary and wonderful! Even if it were not by the Master it would be a beautiful engraving but to make this discovery is...well, what can I say? <br />Now if you could just pursue the mystery of how it lost its bottom half and where this essential piece ended up? A historical novel coming up?Nataliehttp://www.nataliedarbeloff.com/blaugustine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com