Historical memoir on Italian tragedy, from the earliest period to the present time : illustrated with specimens and analyses of the most celebrated tragedies : and interspersed with occasional observations on the Italian theatres : and biographical notices of the principal tragic writers of Italy
Walker's 1799 London history of Italian tragedy, published by Edward Harding and illustrated with portraits of the principal tragic writers of Italy. The pictures are small oval bust portraits in fine engraved line, mostly in profile or three-quarter view, with plain captions and sitters' names set beneath or around the frame. A designer might take from them the oval vignette format, with its clean head-and-shoulders framing, and the tight, hatched engraving that suggests age and character in a face.
