Various engraved portraits
Print
19th century (engraved)
19th century (engraved)
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Collection of engraved portraits
Object details
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| Title | Various engraved portraits (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Engraving |
| Brief description | Collection of engraved portraits, 55 under one number (F.113), depicting notable people largely active in the 16th to the 18th centuries, including Shakespeare, Milton, Oliver Cromwell, Sir Francis Drake, various actors and actresses including David Garrick, and several kings and queens including Elizabeth I, and Ferdinand of Hungary. |
| Physical description | Collection of engraved portraits |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by John Forster |
| Object history | This group of 55 prints were historically mounted together across 35 mounts but have since been unmounted. |
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| Accession number | F.113 |
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| Record created | June 19, 2013 |
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