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Bound Print, Title Page
This is a Bound print. It was written by Thomas Gray and created by Richard Bentley and published by James Dodlsey and print maker: Johann Sebastian Müller. It is dated 1753 and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is letterpress and etching on laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
This object was
donated by
Advisory Council.
It is credited Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.
Its dimensions are
Sheet: 37.3 × 26.5 cm (14 11/16 × 10 7/16 in.) Platemark: 9.3 × 14 cm (3 11/16 × 5 1/2 in.) Image: 8 × 12.6 cm (3 1/8 × 4 15/16 in.) Lettering: 23.7 × 14.5 cm (9 5/16 × 5 11/16 in.)
It is signed
Lettered in plate, lower right: J.S.Müller Sc:
It is inscribed
Letterpress in the center: DESIGNS/ BY/ Mr. R. BENTLEY,/ FOR SIX/ POEMS/ BY/ Mr. T. GRAY./ LONDON:/ Printed for R. DODSLEY, in Pall-mall./ MDCCLIII Letterpress in center of second flyleaf: DRAWINGS, &c.
Cite this object as
Bound Print, Title Page; Written by Thomas Gray (British, 1716 – 1771); Richard Bentley (British, 1708 – 1782); Published by James Dodlsey (British, 1724 – 1797); Print Maker: Johann Sebastian Müller (German, ca. 1715 - 1792); England; letterpress and etching on laid paper; Sheet: 37.3 × 26.5 cm (14 11/16 × 10 7/16 in.) Platemark: 9.3 × 14 cm (3 11/16 × 5 1/2 in.) Image: 8 × 12.6 cm (3 1/8 × 4 15/16 in.) Lettering: 23.7 × 14.5 cm (9 5/16 × 5 11/16 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-550-1
