Falstaff examining a letter

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Artist/Maker	Gilbert, John (Sir) (artist) Dalziel Brothers (engravers)
Place of origin	Great Britain (made)

Print of an engraving depicting a man reading a letter.

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Categories	Prints Theatre Books Illustration
Object type	Print
Title	Falstaff examining a letter (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	wood engraving Paper Wood Engraving
Brief description	'Falstaff examining a letter', illustration from The Merry Wives of Windsor, Sir John Gilbert, engraved by Dalziel Brothers, Great Britain, 1858
Physical description	Print of an engraving depicting a man reading a letter.
Dimensions	Height: 3.875in Width: 4.125in Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1929, London: Board of Education, 1930.
Credit line	Given by Mr Harold Hartley
Subjects depicted	Letters Falstaff
Association	Shakespeare, William
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1929, London: Board of Education, 1930.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.524-1929

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O754291/falstaff-examining-a-letter-print-gilbert-john-sir/

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