Descriptive catalogue of drawings by the old masters
A privately printed 1876 catalogue compiled by Sir J. C. Robinson and John Malcolm, printed at London's Chiswick Press, describing old master drawings from the Malcolm collection. The pictures are printed ornament: cherub-filled scrolls, a flowing foliate frieze, a small flower-and-leaf band, and a compact corner spray of blossoms and leaves, all in dark ink on cream paper. A designer could take scrolling acanthus-like borders, putti interlace, and compact corner motifs as reference for historical decorative framing.
