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Print made by Anker Smith, 1759–1819, British, Magna Charta Presented to King John, 1811
- Title:
- Magna Charta Presented to King John
- Part Of:
Collective Title: Illustrations from Camden's 'The imperial history of England'
- Date:
- 1811
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching and line engraving on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 14 × 8 7/8 inches (35.6 × 22.5 cm), Plate: 11 3/4 × 7 5/8 inches (29.8 × 19.4 cm), Image: 9 3/4 × 6 5/8 inches (24.8 × 16.8 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, verso, upper left: "Whitlocke | facs pages 70 | 252"
Lettered within image, lower center: "Magna Charta Presented To | King John."; below image, lower left: "R. Smirke del."; lower center: "Published by J. Stratford 112 Holborn Hill. July 27. 1811."; lower right: "A. Smith fculp."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Gift of James Wilson, YCBA Docent
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B2014.26.16
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- frame (furnishing) | historical subject | king (person) | soldiers
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:70559
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