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Edgar

Edgar
 1775-1776
from a series of prints of Shakespearean heads, published 1775-76

Medium
etching
Measurements
40.0 × 32.8 cm (plate) 57.5 × 43.0 cm (sheet)
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Nag. no 2, 3 (vol. X I p. 26)
Printing/Publishing
printed and published by John Mortimer
Inscription
printed in ink above image u.c.: EDGAR
printed in ink below image l.c.: Away! the foul fiend follows me. / Through the sharp Hawthorn blows the cold wind, / Humph - go to thy bed and warm thee. / Published May 10, 1775 by J. Mortimer, Norfolk Street, Strand.
printed in ink below image l.r.: Act III: Scene 3.
Accession Number
2931-3
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1926
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display