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The Birth of Shakespeare
Unidentified artist, 18th century
Copied after: Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, worked in Italy, England, and Portugal, 1728–1815)
Copied after: Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, worked in Italy, England, and Portugal, 1728–1815)
after 1781
Medium/Technique
Etching and stipple engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 15.5 x 12 cm (6 1/8 x 4 3/4 in.)(trimmed within the platemark)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP10653
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsPrints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
De Vesme/Calabi 1819 (reduced copy)
Marks
Verso, bottom left, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, lower center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
ProvenanceHenry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA November 1897