A master of Victorian engraving, F. Knight created florid ornaments that embody the 19th-century love of the intricate, the fantastic, and the extravagant. This compilation of his engravings presents a versatile selection of borders, frames, scrolls, cartouches, arches, corners, and crests, in motifs... read more
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A master of Victorian engraving, F. Knight created florid ornaments that embody the 19th-century love of the intricate, the fantastic, and the extravagant. This compilation of his engravings presents a versatile selection of borders, frames, scrolls, cartouches, arches, corners, and crests, in motifs featuring floral, animal, fantasy, and rococo patterns.
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