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Engraved by John Raphael Smith British
After James Barry Irish
Publisher John Boydell British
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Title: Mercury Inventing the Lyre
Engraver:
Engraved by John Raphael Smith (British, baptized Derby 1751–1812 Doncaster)
Artist:
After James Barry (Irish, Cork 1741–1806 London)
Publisher:
John Boydell (British, Dorrington, Shropshire 1720–1804 London)
Date: February 1, 1775
Medium: Mezzotint; third state of three
Dimensions:
Plate: 12 5/8 × 14 15/16 in. (32 × 38 cm)
Sheet: 12 13/16 × 15 1/16 in. (32.5 × 38.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1967
Object Number: 67.797.41
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