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Bound Print, Illustration for the Poem ‘Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College’
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 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: 29.3 × 21 cm (11 9/16 × 8 1/4 in.) Image: 26.5 × 19 cm (10 7/16 × 7 1/2 in.)
It is signed
Lettered in plate, lower right: J.S.Müller Sc:
It is inscribed
Lettered in plate, in ribbon, lower center: AH TELL THEM THEY ARE MEN
Cite this object as
Bound Print, Illustration for the Poem ‘Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College’; 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; etching on laid paper; Sheet: 37.3 × 26.5 cm (14 11/16 × 10 7/16 in.) Platemark: 29.3 × 21 cm (11 9/16 × 8 1/4 in.) Image: 26.5 × 19 cm (10 7/16 × 7 1/2 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-550-8
