Detail View: Rylands Collection: MS advertisement
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Image Number:
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JRL1118307
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Reference Number:
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22347
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Link to Catalogue:
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Image Title:
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MS advertisement
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Parent Work Title:
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The plays of William Shakspeare : In fifteen volumes. With the corrections and illustrations of various commentators / To which are added, notes by Samuel Johnson and George Steevens. The fourth edition ; Revised and augmented (with a glossarial index) by the editor of Dodsley's collection of old plays.
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Creator:
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Evans, William, 1787-1867
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Creator Role:
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Engraver
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Date Created:
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1793
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Publication Details:
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London : printed [by H. Baldwin] for T. Longman, B. Law and Son, C. Dilly, J. Robson, J. Johnson [and 27 others in London]
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Volume:
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1
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Description:
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Illustrated: portait of George Steevens, 1736-1800. Engraving by William Evans, 1787-1867, from the portrait painted by Johann Zoffany, 1733-1810. Handwritten text on the facing page talks about the modern custom of populating single works with numerous engravings by different artists. An imprint of the engraving is clearly visible.
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Language Code:
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eng-GB
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Language:
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English
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Subject:
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Advertising
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Category of Material:
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Printed
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Sub-Category:
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Portraits
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Technique Used:
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Engraving (printing process)
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support:
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Paper
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People Covered:
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Steevens, George, 1736-1800
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Provenance:
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Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2011-03-03
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2011-08
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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Collection Code:
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Rylands
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