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Creator:
unknown artist
Title:
Title Page, The Dramatick Works of William Shakespeare, Printed Complete, with Dr. Samuel Johnson's Preface and Notes
Date:
1807
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 5/16 × 4 1/2 inches (18.6 × 11.4 cm), Plate: 6 1/2 × 3 3/4 inches (16.5 × 9.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Engraved inscriptions: above image, at center "THE | Dramatick | WORKS | of | William Shakespeare, | PRINTED COMPLETE, | WITH DR. | Samuel Johnson's | PREFACE and NOTES, | To which is prefixed | the | LIFE OF THE AUTHOR. | Vol. III"; below image, at center" Munroe & Francis' Edition." and below "Boston: | PRINTED By MUNROE & FRANCIS. | 1807. | Second Edition."

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1976.1.256
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
portrait
Associated People:
Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:56524
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