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print
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frontispiece
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advertisement
Object Type
print
frontispiece
advertisement
Museum number
Heal,17.109
Description
Frontispiece to a devotional book with a young man at prayer before a table on which lies a skull; above him to right are books on shelves including works of Robert Russel (fl. 1690s); behind him a chair and a basket containing books; a tree is seen through a window behind. Engraving
Producer name
Print made by:
John Drapentier
Published by:
Thomas Norris
School/style
British
Production date
1690-1699
(c.)
Production place
Printed in:
London (England)
Materials
paper
Technique
engraving
Dimensions
Height:
122 millimetres
(trimmed)
Width:
70 millimetres
(trimmed)
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
From the Gardener Collection.
Location
Not on display
Subjects
merchant/shopkeeper
Associated names
Associated with:
Thomas Norris
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Sir Ambrose Heal
Acquisition date
1960
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
Heal,17.109