A Bold Stroke for a Wife
Print
12/11/1791 (published)
12/11/1791 (published)
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| Place of origin |
Print for Act V in A Bold Stroke for a Wife, engraved by Neagle, after original by Smirke, printed by J. Bell for the British Library, 1791.
Object details
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| Title | A Bold Stroke for a Wife (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Engraving on paper |
| Brief description | Print for Act V in A Bold Stroke for a Wife, engraved by Neagle, after original by Smirke, printed by J. Bell for the British Library, 1791 |
| Physical description | The print features a scene from Act V in A Bold Stroke for a Wife. The scene depicts two men on the left and a woman in the centre facing a third man on the right. There is a printed border depicting a dragon above the scene. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Bold Stroke for a Wife / S. Pure. Avaunt, Satan, approach me not. / I defy thee and all thy works.' |
| Credit line | Gabrielle Enthoven Collection |
| Summary | Print for Act V in A Bold Stroke for a Wife, engraved by Neagle, after original by Smirke, printed by J. Bell for the British Library, 1791. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.2127-2015 |
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| Record created | October 9, 2015 |
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