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Adelaide entering in disguise the Abbey of La Trappe, hearing her lover's voice in the Choir

Engraver William Dickinson British
After Henry William Bunbury British
Publisher William Dickinson British
October 20, 1782
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Object Information
  • Title: Adelaide entering in disguise the Abbey of La Trappe, hearing her lover's voice in the Choir
  • Engraver: William Dickinson (British, London? 1746/47?–1823 Paris)
  • Artist: After Henry William Bunbury (British, Mildenhall, Suffolk 1750–1811 Keswick, Cumberland)
  • Publisher: William Dickinson (British, London? 1746/47?–1823 Paris)
  • Date: October 20, 1782
  • Medium: Stipple engraving, aquatint, and roulette, printed in brown ink
  • Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed to plate): 15 3/16 × 19 5/8 in. (38.5 × 49.9 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Harry G. Friedman Bequest, 1967
  • Object Number: 67.539.306
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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