Commentary December 17, 2002 Matthew Urlwin Sears
.....	¶ Matthew Urlwin Sears was a wood engraver who worked in London, Paris (1835-1840) and Leipzig. His work appeared in Northcote's "Fables" (1828), and in "Aunt Effie's Rhymes" (1852). "Specimen of stereotype ornaments, 1825" which was reprinted as a facsimile in 1990 by the Printing Historical Society (London), with a foreword by James Mosley. See here. He is mentioned by Pierre Gusman in "La Gravure sur Bois en France" (Paris, 1929) as a wood engraver in Paris at some point.
Some engravings	A Chinese ornament. Note that the Chinese characters are just imitations. Death is a recurring theme in Sears's engravings. A Scottish ornament. The Queen holding a plaque that says "Arts, Literature, Trade and Commerce", a strange mix indeed.
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