The Blind Beggar of Bednall Green
Print
02/04/1804 (published)
02/04/1804 (published)
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Print depicting an old man, with a beard and grey hair, seated beside a cottage. To the left of the man stands a young girl, wearing a bonnet, who looks out at the viewer.
Object details
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| Title | The Blind Beggar of Bednall Green (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Mezzotint |
| Brief description | 'The Blind Beggar of Bethnal Green'. Print showing an old man and a young girl beside a cottage. Mezzotint by William Ward after William Owen, 1804. |
| Physical description | Print depicting an old man, with a beard and grey hair, seated beside a cottage. To the left of the man stands a young girl, wearing a bonnet, who looks out at the viewer. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Painted by Wm. Owen Engraved by Willm. Ward Mezzotinto Engraver to His Royal Highness the Duke of York. London Pubd. April. 2. 1804, by Messrs. Wards & Co. No.6. Newman Street.' (Lettered with title in English and French, 4 lines of English verse and 4 lines of French verse, dedication to Thomas Heathcote and) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs E. B. Westwood |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.635-1959 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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