"I saw a smith stand with his hammer thus..." (Shakespeare, King John, Act 4, Scene 2)
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Title: "I saw a smith stand with his hammer thus..." (Shakespeare, King John, Act 4, Scene 2)
Engraver:
Richard Houston (Irish, Dublin 1721/22–1775 London)
Artist:
After Edward Penny (British, Knutsford, Cheshire 1714–1791 Chiswick)
Publisher:
Robert Sayer (British, Sunderland 1725–1794 Bath)
Subject:
William Shakespeare (British, Stratford-upon-Avon 1564–1616 Stratford-upon-Avon)
Date: January 1771
Medium: Mezzotint
Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed within plate): 23 13/16 × 17 13/16 in. (60.5 × 45.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Object Number: 53.600.298
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