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Print, Sappho

This is a Print. It was print maker: Edward Scriven and after Richard Westall. It is dated 1802 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is stipple engraving on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Sarah Cooper Hewitt and Eleanor Garnier Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

50.9 × 37 cm (20 1/16 × 14 9/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed below, lower left: Painted by R. Westall, R.A; lower center: Sappho; lower right: Engraved by E. Scriven, Historical Engraver to H.R.H

Cite this object as

Print, Sappho; Print Maker: Edward Scriven (English, 1775 - 1841); After Richard Westall; England; stipple engraving on paper; 50.9 × 37 cm (20 1/16 × 14 9/16 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-94-25

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