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Merry Wives of Windsor

Print
ca. 1800 (published)
Artist/Maker
J Thompson (Engravers)
Robert Smirke (Artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (published)

Print 'Merry Wives of Windsor: Act V Scene V', engraving by Thompson, Great Britain, ca. 1800, Harry Beard Collection.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Prints
Object type
Print
Title<i>Merry Wives of Windsor</i> (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving, printed ink on paper
Printing Ink
Paper
Print-Making
Engraving
Brief description
Print 'Merry Wives of Windsor: Act V Scene V', engraving by Thompson, Great Britain, ca. 1800, Harry Beard Collection
Physical description
Print 'Merry Wives of Windsor: Act V Scene V', engraving by Thompson, Great Britain, ca. 1800, Harry Beard Collection
Dimensions
  • Height: 23.2cm
  • Width: 15cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR' (Printed above engraved illustration)
  • 'ALAS! WHAT NOISE?' (Printed below engraved illustration)
Credit line
Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard.
Subject depicted
William Shakespeare
Literary referenceMerry Wives of Windsor
Summary
Print 'Merry Wives of Windsor: Act V Scene V', engraving by Thompson, Great Britain, ca. 1800, Harry Beard Collection.
Other number
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.2658-2013

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Record createdJune 24, 2013
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1265284/imerry-wives-of-windsori-print-j-thompson/
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