Henry Noel Humphreys

Henry Noel Humphreys (born January 4, 1810 in Birmingham , † June 10, 1879 in London ) was an English writer, draftsman, illustrator and numismatist .

Humphreys was trained in part on the continent and in 1840, after a long stay in Rome, published his first work, the description of Cooke's Views in Rome .

This was followed by numerous other illustrative works, such as:

with John O. Westwood : British Butterflies and their Transformations. William Smith, London 1841, ( digitized version ).
with John O. Westwood: British Moths and their Transformations. 2 volumes. William Smith, London 1843–1845, (digital copies: Volume 1 , Volume 2 ; New edition, revised and corrected by the author. Sanderson, London sa).
The illuminated Books of the Middle Ages. Longman et al., London (1844–) 1849, ( digitized version ).
Ancient Coins and Medals. Grant & Griffith, London 1850.
The Coin Collector's Manual. 2 volumes. Bohn, London 1853, (digital copies: Volume 1 , Volume 2 ).
The Coinage of the British Empire. Cooke, London 1854, ( digitized version ).
Stories by an Archæologist and his Friends. Bell and Daldy, London 1856, ( digitized version ).
Ocean Gardens. Low, Son, and Co., London 1857, ( digitized version ).
The Butterfly Vivarium; or, Insect Home. Lay, London 1858, ( digitized version ).
Goethe in Strasbourg: A Dramatic Nouvelette. Saunders, Otley, and Co., London 1860, ( digitized version ).
History of the Art of Printing. Quaritch, London 1867, ( digitized version ).
Hans Holbein's Celebtrated Dance of Death. Quaritch, London 1868, ( digitized version ).
Masterpieces of the Early Painters & Engravers. Sotheran & Co., London 1870, ( digitized version ).
Rembrandt's Etchings. Bell and Daldy, London 1871.

literature

Henry Noel Humphreys . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 18 : Hubatsch – Ingouf . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1925, p. 133 .

personal data
SURNAME	Humphreys, Henry Noel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	English writer and illustrator
DATE OF BIRTH	January 4, 1810
PLACE OF BIRTH	Birmingham
DATE OF DEATH	June 10, 1879
Place of death	London