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Ganymede
Title
Ganymede [graphic].
Publication
[London] : Pubd. according to act of Parlt. March 1st, 1771, by MDarly, 39 Strand, [1 March 1771]
Physical Description
1 print : etching ; plate mark 15.4 x 10.6 cm, on sheet 25 x 15.4 cm
Medium
laid paper.
Notes
Title etched below image.
Printmaker from the British Museum catalogue.
Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram.
Plate numbered "v. 1" in upper left corner and "15" in upper right corner.
Summary
"A man standing in profile to the right, a cane in his right hand; his left is inside his waistcoat. His shoulders are round, almost to deformity. He wears a looped hat and ruffled shirt."--British Museum online catalogue.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 24, 2013
References
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 5, no. 4915
Catalogue of engraved British portraits preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, v. 2, page 91
Genre/Form
Portrait prints.
Satires (Visual works) - England - 1771.
Etchings - England - London - 1771.
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