The Deserted Village, A Poem

Designer Designed and engraved by Isaac Taylor I British

Author Oliver Goldsmith Irish

Publisher W. Griffin British

1770

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Title: The Deserted Village, A Poem
Designer: Designed and engraved by Isaac Taylor I (British, Worcester 1730–1807 Edmonton, Greater London)
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Irish, Pallas, Longford ca. 1728–1774 London)
Publisher: W. Griffin (London)
Date: 1770
Medium: Illustrations: engraving
Dimensions: 10 1/16 x 7 11/16 in. (25.5 x 19.5 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Gift of Spencer Bickerton, 1933
Object Number: 33.32.2
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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