1968.0394.049 Print

Not On Display

Print (Engraving)

COOKE as KING LEAR.

David Edwin, Charles Robert Leslie, Stephen Cullen Carpenter, Bradford and Inskeep, William M'Ilkenny

Category

Prints and Maps

Creator (Role)

David Edwin (Engraver); Charles Robert Leslie (Artist); Stephen Cullen Carpenter (Author); Bradford and Inskeep (Publisher); William M'Ilkenny (Publisher)

Place of Origin

Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America

Secondary Place of Origin

Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America

Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label

Type: Inscription

Location: Lower left beneath image

Inscription: C.R. Leslie del.

Type: Inscription

Location: Lower right beneath image

Inscription: Edwin sc.

Type: Inscription

Location: Bottom center below legend

Inscription: Engravd for Mirror of Taste.

Mark/Signature: Yes

Subject(s)

Portrait
Literary scene
Shakespeare
William

Materials

Ink
Paper (wove)

Techniques

Stipple engraved
Crayon manner engraved
Line engraved

Dimensions (inches)

8.48 (H) x 5.2 (W) x 6.4 (Image H) x 3.4 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

21.55 (H) x 13.1 (W) x 16.2 (Image H) x 8.7 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

OH at right. OW at top. Print H: 7.1 in. (18.0 cm). Print W: 4.55 in. (11.55 cm). No plate marks.

Publisher Summary

Bradford and Inskeep

Publisher Date

01/01/1811

Place of Publication

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Publisher Name

Bradford and Inskeep

Edition Watermark

none

Edition Notes

Illustration from S.C. Carpenter, The Mirror of taste, and Dramatic censor (Philadelphia: Bradford and Inskeep; Boston: William M'Ilkenny, 1810-11).

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Print (Engraving)

COOKE as KING LEAR.

David Edwin, Charles Robert Leslie, Stephen Cullen Carpenter, Bradford and Inskeep, William M'Ilkenny