George Shelley (1666?-1736?), writing master at Christ's Hospital
Print
1709 (published)
1709 (published)
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Engraving by George Bickham I (c.1684-1769); George Shelley (1666?-1736?), writing master at Christ’s Hospital. Portrait, half-length, facing slightly right, holding a book. Frontispiece to his ‘Natural Writing in all the hands, with variety of ornament’,
Part I, London [1709]. Lettered ‘George Shelley S.M. London. G. Bickham ad vivum delin: et sculp:’ and with the date 1709 partially erased.
Part I, London [1709]. Lettered ‘George Shelley S.M. London. G. Bickham ad vivum delin: et sculp:’ and with the date 1709 partially erased.
Object details
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| Title | George Shelley (1666?-1736?), writing master at Christ's Hospital (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Engraving on paper |
| Brief description | Engraving by George Bickham I (c.1684-1769); portrait of George Shelley (1666?-1736?), writing master at Christ's Hospital. Frontispiece to his 'Natural Writing in all the hands, with variety of ornament', Part I, London [1709]. Lettered with the names of the sitter, artist and date, partially erased. |
| Physical description | Engraving by George Bickham I (c.1684-1769); George Shelley (1666?-1736?), writing master at Christ’s Hospital. Portrait, half-length, facing slightly right, holding a book. Frontispiece to his ‘Natural Writing in all the hands, with variety of ornament’, Part I, London [1709]. Lettered ‘George Shelley S.M. London. G. Bickham ad vivum delin: et sculp:’ and with the date 1709 partially erased. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'George Shelley S.M. London. G. Bickham ad vivum delin: et sculp: 1709' (Lettered, with the date partially erased) |
| Credit line | Beqeathed by Sir Ambrose Heal |
| Object history | Le B.38; BM:P:I, late state; Heal pp.94, 166 and Pl.14. Frontispiece to Shelley's 'Natural Writing in all the hands, with variety of ornament', Part I, London [1709] (Berlin II, no.5052). |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1965 pub. HMSO 1966 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.866-1965 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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