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print
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book-illustration
Object Type
print
book-illustration
Museum number
1849,0512.936
Title
Object:
The sompnour devil and old woman
Description
Illustration to Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales' (Friar's Tale); a man dismounted from his horse and holding a tray under his arm looks in terror at an old woman kneeling before him at right with fists clenched, while his companion on horseback at right is grabbing at his shirt; frame surrounding. 1787 Etching and engraving
Producer name
After:
John Hamilton Mortimer
Print made by:
James Hogg
Published by:
John Raphael Smith
School/style
British
Production date
1787
Production place
Published in:
London (England)
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
engraving
Dimensions
Height:
242 millimetres
Width:
180 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
See curator's comment for 1865,0520.841
Bibliographic references
Sunderland / John Hamilton Mortimer: his life and works
(164.1)
Location
Not on display
Associated names
Illustration to:
Geoffrey Chaucer
Associated titles
Associated Title:
Canterbury Tales
(Friar's Tale)
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
W & G Smith
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
William Beckford
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Thomas Kirk
(L.1623)
Acquisition date
1849
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1849,0512.936