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The tears of the Muses for the death of Dr. Goldsmith

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Robert, 1788-1850, former owner Peel

The tears of the Muses for the death of Dr. Goldsmith

[London] : [The Monthly Miscellany], [June 1774]
etching
sheet: 174 x 111 mm
Peel 2426
Notes
Title from item.
Illustration from The Monthly miscellany, June 1774.
Provenance

Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.

Summary

Print shows two men standing on either side of a funerary monument in honor of Oliver Goldsmith; copies of The deserted village and The traveller lie at their feet, the Muses are shown in the background at right, and Pegasus takes flight from Parnassus at upper right.

Associated names
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints