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S. Stephenson letter founder, London [print].

Accession number: 
PML 9919.13
Author: 
Bewick, Thomas, 1753-1828, engraver.
Published: 
[Newcastle? : s.n., 179-?]
Description: 
1 print : wood engraving ; image: approx. 96 x 83 mm; sheet: 188 x 144 mm
Credit: 
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes: 

Proof of a design by Bewick for a trade card.
One of a collection of 15 wood and intaglio engravings by or after Thomas Bewick (see PML 9919); the individual prints comprising the collection each cataloged separately.

Provenance: 
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary: 

Ornamental vignette with a shield surrounded by spears, bows, and arrows, surmounted by a feathered cap, with a leopard skin and swag draped over a club.

Classification: 
Print
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Department: 
Printed Books