A Lover's Complaint

Engraver Frederick Bacon British

After Henry Corbould British

Subject Related poem once attributed to William Shakespeare British

1825–40

Not on view

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Title: A Lover's Complaint
Engraver: Frederick Bacon (British, London 1803–1887 California)
Artist: After Henry Corbould (British, London 1787–1844 Robertsbridge, East Sussex)
Subject: Related poem once attributed to William Shakespeare (British, Stratford-upon-Avon 1564–1616 Stratford-upon-Avon)
Date: 1825–40
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 3 7/16 × 2 9/16 in. (8.8 × 6.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Harriet McDonald, 1941
Object Number: 41.91.154
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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