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Shakespeare, William
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William Shakespeare
Shakespeare, William
English
1747
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP8693
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
V.H. p.118 91
InscriptionsCenter, in image: William Shakespear.
Lower left, in black ink: 293.
Lower center, in letterpress: In the Possession of John Nicoll of Southgate Esqr. Impensis J. & P. Knapton Londini.
Lower right, in letterpress: J. Houbraken sculps. Amst. 1747.
Lower left, in black ink: 293.
Lower center, in letterpress: In the Possession of John Nicoll of Southgate Esqr. Impensis J. & P. Knapton Londini.
Lower right, in letterpress: J. Houbraken sculps. Amst. 1747.
ProvenanceHenry F. Sewall (b. 1816 - d. 1896; Lugt 1309), New York; 1897, sold by Sewall to the MFA [see note 1]. (Acquisition Date: October 21, 1897)
NOTES:
[1] Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized and executed in 1897, one year after his death.
NOTES:
[1] Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized and executed in 1897, one year after his death.