print;
book-illustration
- Museum number
- 1868,0822.5138
- Description
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A youth (presumably the young Shakespeare) lying dreaming with Henry VIII, Lear, Macbeth and Titania appearing on a cloud; illustration to a volume of William Pickering (pub.), 'The Bijou; or Annual of Literature and the Arts' (London: Pickering, 1828-30); India paper proof before all lettering. 1828-1830
Etching and engraving, printed on chine collé
- Production date
- 1828-1830
- Dimensions
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Height: 201 millimetres
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Width: 123 millimetres
- Curator's comments
- The title of the Annual 'The Bijou' has been written on the verso, but the attribution to Westall is inherited.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: The Bijou; or Annual of Literature and the Arts
- Acquisition date
- 1868
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1868,0822.5138
