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The Caxton Memorial: Caxton examining the First Proof Sheet from his Printing Press in Westminster Abbey

Print
c. 1852 (made)
Artist/Maker
Bacon, Frederick (engraver)
Wehnert, Edward Henry (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Print after a drawing by Edward Henry Wehnert.


Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleThe Caxton Memorial: Caxton examining the First Proof Sheet from his Printing Press in Westminster Abbey (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
mixed mezzotint on paper
Brief description
'The Caxton Memorial', mixed mezzotint, Frederick Bacon after Edward Henry Wehnert, c. 1852
Physical description
Print after a drawing by Edward Henry Wehnert.
Dimensions
  • Height: 61.5cm (Note: taken from departmental notes)
  • Width: 77.2cm (Note: taken from departmental notes)
Subject depicted
Caxton, William
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.355-1970

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1110363/the-caxton-memorial-caxton-examining-print-bacon-frederick/
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