The Artist's Bookplate and Pen Inscription from a Drawing Album

William Gilpinbetween 1745 and 1748

Details

Title: The Artist's Bookplate and Pen Inscription from a Drawing Album
Creator: Rev. William Gilpin, 1724–1804, British
Creator Lifespan: 1724/1804
Creator Nationality: British
Creator Gender: male
Date Created: between 1745 and 1748
Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 3 1/4 x 2 5/16 inches (8.3 x 5.9 cm)
Subject Keywords: bookplate, animal art, boar, frontispiece (illustration)
External Link: See this work of art on the Yale Center for British Art website
Medium: Etching (bookplate) with pen and brown ink (attached inscription) on thin, slightly textured, white wove paper (bookplate) and thin, moderately textured, cream laid paper (attached inscription)
Repository Name: Yale Center for British Art
Credit Line: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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