Thomas Cornell (publisher)

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Thomas Cornell (active between 1780 and 1892 in London) was a London print seller, publisher, and bookseller to the Prince of Wales.[1]

Biography[edit]

Cornell published works from premises in Bruton Street between 1790 and 1794. The British Museum holds nearly 150 works issued by him, in particular many by James Sayers[2] and a number of early prints by Thomas Rowlandson, including a depiction of Vincenzo Lunardi carrying his balloon. He published several prints simultaneously with another small publisher Elizabeth Jackson.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Maxted, Ian (1977). The London Book Trades1775-1780. Folkestone, England: Dawson. p. 53. ISBN 0-7129-0696-7.
  2. ^ "Thomas Cornell (British Museum Biographical details)".