Lessons
Printing Plate
first half 19th century (etched)
first half 19th century (etched)
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Zinc plate etched with two subjects.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Etched zinc plate |
| Brief description | Zinc plate etched by William Mulready with two subjects entitled 'Lessons' and 'Play', the title-page design of 'The Mother's Primer'. Great Britain, ca. early 19th century. |
| Physical description | Zinc plate etched with two subjects. |
| Object history | This was the title-page design of 'The Mother's Primer'. The designs were exhibited in 1848 and 1864. |
| Historical context | Sir John Swinburne and John Sheepshanks were Mulready's most liberal patrons. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Rorimer, Anne. Drawings by William Mulready. Victoria and Albert Museum. London. 1972. p 80. |
| Other number | E.2978-1910 - Cancelled number |
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| Accession number | FA.211 |
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| Record created | July 4, 2011 |
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