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Bound Print, Ode on the Spring
This is a Bound print. It was written by Thomas Gray and created by Richard Bentley and print maker: Johann Sebastian Müller 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: 12.2 × 20.7 cm (4 13/16 × 8 1/8 in.) Image: 10.2 × 18.7 cm (4 in. × 7 3/8 in.) Opening Letter Platemark: 4.2 × 4.2 cm (1 5/8 × 1 5/8 in.) Opening Letter Image: 3.1 × 3.1 cm (1 1/4 × 1 1/4 in.) Lettering: 13.2 × 15.2 cm (5 3/16 in. × 6 in.)
It is signed
Lettered in headpiece, lower right: J.S.Müller Sc:; lettered in illuminated letter, lower right: Müller Sc:
Cite this object as
Bound Print, Ode on the Spring; 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: 12.2 × 20.7 cm (4 13/16 × 8 1/8 in.) Image: 10.2 × 18.7 cm (4 in. × 7 3/8 in.) Opening Letter Platemark: 4.2 × 4.2 cm (1 5/8 × 1 5/8 in.) Opening Letter Image: 3.1 × 3.1 cm (1 1/4 × 1 1/4 in.) Lettering: 13.2 × 15.2 cm (5 3/16 in. × 6 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-550-3
