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Museum number: Ee,2.147
Description: Key relating to the print 'King Charles the 2nd Landing on the Beach at Dover' after Benjamin West (Staley 84). Etching and letterpress
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School/style
Production date: 1789 (circa)
Production place: Published in: London (England)
Materials
Technique: etching; letterpress
Dimensions: Height: 364 millimetres (printed area); Width: 235 millimetres (printed area)
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Curator's comments: The key includes seven figures which appear in an engraving by William Woollett, completed after his death by William Sharp, of which the finished state is dated 1798. For a finished state, see 1838,1110.10. The twelve men included in this key under the title 'Cromwell' do not appear in the above print.
Bibliographic references: Baker 1875 / William Sharp Engraver, with a descriptive catalogue of his works (21) (related to); Fagan 1885 / A Catalogue Raisonné of the Engraved Works of William Woollett (122) (related to)
Location: Not on display
Associated names: Portrait of: George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle; Portrait of: Charles II, King of England, Scotland and Ireland; Portrait of: Henry Stuart, 1st Duke of Gloucester; Portrait of: James II, King of England; Portrait of: Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon; Portrait of: John Grenville, 1st Earl of Bath
Associated places: Topographic representation of: Dover
Acquisition date: 1837 (before)
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: Ee,2.147

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