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Bound Print, Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard.
This is a Bound print. It was written by Thomas Gray and created by Richard Bentley and print maker: Charles Grignion I and published by James Dodlsey. 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: 12.3 × 20.5 cm (4 13/16 × 8 1/16 in.) Image: 11.6 × 19.2 cm (4 9/16 × 7 9/16 in.) Opening Letter Platemark: 3.6 × 4 cm (1 7/16 × 1 9/16 in.) Opening Letter Image: 2.9 × 3.2 cm (1 1/8 × 1 1/4 in.) Lettering: 10 × 14.8 cm (3 15/16 × 5 13/16 in.)
It is signed
Lettered in tailpiece, lower right: C.Grignion Sculp.; lettered in illuminated letter, lower right: C.G.
Cite this object as
Bound Print, Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard.; Written by Thomas Gray (British, 1716 – 1771); Richard Bentley (British, 1708 – 1782); Published by James Dodlsey (British, 1724 – 1797); Print Maker: Charles Grignion I (British, 1717 - 1810); England; letterpress and etching on laid paper; Sheet: 37.3 × 26.5 cm (14 11/16 × 10 7/16 in.) Platemark: 12.3 × 20.5 cm (4 13/16 × 8 1/16 in.) Image: 11.6 × 19.2 cm (4 9/16 × 7 9/16 in.) Opening Letter Platemark: 3.6 × 4 cm (1 7/16 × 1 9/16 in.) Opening Letter Image: 2.9 × 3.2 cm (1 1/8 × 1 1/4 in.) Lettering: 10 × 14.8 cm (3 15/16 × 5 13/16 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-550-18
