Object Number 2012.0013.061

Object Name

Print (Engraving)

Title

GEOFFREY CHAUCER./ Born 1328. Died 1400.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Wilford P. Cole

Creator (Role)

Charles Knight (Engraver)
1743-c.1826
Perhaps the same as the British publisher, from Charles Knight & Co.

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1830-1850

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right, beneath image; C. Knight Sculp.\t

Subjects

Portrait; Geoffrey Chaucer; Literature

Materials

Ink; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Stipple engraved, Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

16.9 (H) , 10.8 (W) , 4 (Image H) , 3 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

42.8 (H) , 27.4 (W) , 4 (Image H) , 3 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H and W at left and bottom. Plate H: 6.4 in. (16.3 cm). Plate W: 4.4 in. (11.1 cm).

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Watermark

none

Edition Notes

Probably published in one of the many illustrated editions of the works of Chaucer published by Charles Knight, London (c.1840s).

Object Description

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