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Print made by William Dickinson, 1746–1823, British, Mrs. Gwynne and Mrs. Bunbury in the Characters of the Merry Wives of Windsor, 1780
- Title:
Mrs. Gwynne and Mrs. Bunbury in the Characters of the Merry Wives of Windsor
- Date:
- 1780
- Medium:
- 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:
- actresses | cuffs | curls | fancy dress | feathers | hats | lace | literary theme | oval | palace | pearls | plays by William Shakespeare | portrait | ruffs | silk | sisters | The Merry Wives of Windsor, play by William Shakespeare | tree
- Associated People:
- Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
Gwyn, Mary (1753–1840), actress
Bunbury, Catherine (1754–1799), actress - Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:22211
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