Mrs. Gwynne and Mrs. Bunbury in the Characters of the Merry Wives of Windsor

Print made by William Dickinson, 1746–1823, British, Mrs. Gwynne and Mrs. Bunbury in the Characters of the Merry Wives of Windsor, 1780

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Creator:

Print made by William Dickinson, 1746–1823
after Daniel Gardner, 1750–1805
Published by William Dickinson, 1746–1823
and Thomas Watson, 1743–1781

Title:

Mrs. Gwynne and Mrs. Bunbury in the Characters of the Merry Wives of Windsor

Date:

1780

Materials & Techniques:

Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 12 5/16 × 11 5/16 inches (31.2 × 28.8 cm), Image: 10 1/4 x 10 7/8 inches (26.1 x 27.7 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "#27"

Lettered, lower left: "Painted by D. Gardner"; lower center: "M,,rs Gwynne & M,,rs Bunbury, | In the Characters of the Merry Wives of WIndsor | London, Publish'd Jan,y 20th 1780, by Dickinson & Watson No 158 New Bond Street"; lower right: "Engraved by W,, Dickinson"

Credit Line:

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Copyright Status:

Public Domain

Accession Number:

B1970.3.523

Classification:

Prints

Collection:

Prints and Drawings

Subject Terms:

Associated People:

Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
Gwyn, Mary (1753–1840), actress
Bunbury, Catherine (1754–1799), actress

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https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:22211

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