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Edward Scriven (1775-1841)
Miss Bolton as Ophelia. 1808
Stipple with etching | 18.8 x 11.6 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 651163
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A print of Mary Catherine Bolton as Ophelia from Shakespeare's play Hamlet. She is shown wearing a long white gown, with loose hair, carrying a basket of flowers in her right hand. This is a plate to Dramatic Memoirs and Criticisms of Eminent Performers.
Inscribed on the verso in pencil: 2/Provenance
Purchased by George IV when Prince Regent from Colnaghi & Co., 24 October 1812 (Royal Archives GEO/MAIN/27894, 'Miss Bolton as Ophelia, 2s')
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Medium and techniques
Stipple with etching
Measurements
18.8 x 11.6 cm (sheet of paper)
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O'D 2
