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The Merry Wives of Windsor

Print
July 11th 1785 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Bell (printers)
Loutherbourg (artist)
Bartolozzi (engraver)
Place of origin
Great Britain (printed)

Print showing Act 3, Scene 3, from The Merry Wives of Windsor, July 11th 1785.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleThe Merry Wives of Windsor (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printed ink on paper
Printing Ink
Paper
Printing
Brief description
Print showing Act 3, Scene 3, from The Merry Wives of Windsor, July 11th 1785
Physical description
Print showing Act 3, Scene 3, from The Merry Wives of Windsor, July 11th 1785. The print features a scene in which a woman (Mistress Ford) is holding open a large wicker laundry basket. A man, (Falstaff), is preparing to climb inside. A caption beneath the image reads 'O let me see't I'll in'
Dimensions
  • Height: 23.1cm (approximately) (Note: The measurements recorded are for the print itself rather than the dark sugar paper on which the print is mounted.)
  • Width: 14.6cm (approximately)
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Literary referenceMerry Wives of Windsor
Summary
Print showing Act 3, Scene 3, from The Merry Wives of Windsor, July 11th 1785.
Other number
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.1319-2015

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Record createdAugust 5, 2015
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1318652/the-merry-wives-of-windsor-print-loutherbourg/
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