Falstaff and His Friends, "The Merry Wives of Windsor," from "The Art Journal," opposite p. 84

Multiple artists/makers

May 1868

Not on view

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Title: Falstaff and His Friends, "The Merry Wives of Windsor," from "The Art Journal," opposite p. 84
Engraver: William Greatbach (British, Stoke-on-Trent 1802–1894 London)
Artist: After Charles Robert Leslie (British, London 1794–1859 London)
Publisher: Virtue & Co.
Subject: William Shakespeare (British, Stratford-upon-Avon 1564–1616 Stratford-upon-Avon)
Date: May 1868
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: sheet (trimmed within plate): 9 3/4 x 13 1/16 in. (24.8 x 33.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Georgiana W. Sargent, in memory of John Osborne Sargent, 1924
Object Number: 24.63.1204
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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