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George Shelley

Print
1709 (printed)
Artist/Maker
George Bickham (printmaker)
Place of origin
Britain (printed)

Print, portrait of a man, half-length, facing slightly right, holding a book.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Portraits
Printed Pages & Sheets
Object type
Print
TitleGeorge Shelley (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Engraving
Brief description
Print, portrait of George Shelley, engraving by George Bickham, 1709.
Physical description
Print, portrait of a man, half-length, facing slightly right, holding a book.
Dimensions
  • Height: 29.5cm (cut)
  • Width: 18.7cm (cut)
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1960: Volume 2, Edgar Seligman Gift. London: HMSO, 1966.
Style
British School
Marks and inscriptions
'George Shelley S.M. London. G. Bickham ad vivum delin: et sculp: / 1709' (Lettered)
Credit line
Given by Edgar Seligman
Object history
This print was the frontispiece to George Shelley's Natural Writing in all the hands, with variety of ornament, London, 1709.
Subject depicted
George Shelley
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1960: Volume 2, Edgar Seligman Gift. London: HMSO, 1966.
  • Le Blanc, Charles. Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes. Paris. É Bouillon, 1854-1908.
  • O'Donoghue, Freeman. British Museum: Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits. London: Printed by order of the Trustees, 1908-25.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.84-1960

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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