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Andrew Miller (d.1763)
Shakespeare's Monument in Westminster Abbey 1741
Mezzotint | 40.2 x 26.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 661462
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A mezzotint of the monument to William Shakespeare in Westminster Abbey. The monument was designed by William Kent and executed by Peter Scheemakers.
Inscribed on the verso in brown ink: N.4015. This is one of the marks used by the prolific print collector, Joseph Gulston. Inscribed in pencil on verso: [illeg] 10/6.Provenance
Collection of Joseph Gulston (his inscription on the verso: Lugt 2986, 'N.4015'); purchased by George IV when Prince Regent from Colnaghi & Co., 24 May 1813 (Royal Archives GEO/MAIN/27846, 'Shakespears Monument, 10s 6d')
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Medium and techniques
Mezzotint
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40.2 x 26.2 cm (sheet of paper)
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O'D Shakespeare p.71 no. 184
