print;
book-illustration
- Museum number
- 1867,0309.1406
- Description
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Illustration to 'The Old Bachelor' from 'The Works of William Congreave'; a woman sitting weeping in a room, as a man turns away towards the open door at right. 1752
Etching and engraving
- Production date
- 1752
- Dimensions
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Height: 141 millimetres (sheet)
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Width: 82 millimetres (sheet)
- $Inscriptions
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- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: The Old Bachelor
- Acquisition date
- 1867
- Acquisition notes
- The BM purchased at the sale from the prints sold in bundles rather than in individual lots. It bought lots 47, 106, 352 and 431 in their entirely. It also made selections from lots 1,2,3,5,11,49,50,75,93,107,108,115,116,162,358. It is not easy from the register to work out which prints belonged to which lot.
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1867,0309.1406
