The parting of Hotspur and Lady Percy [graphic]

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17355528

Description

Title
The parting of Hotspur and Lady Percy [graphic]
Creator
Dickinson, William, 1746 or 1747-1823, printmaker
Contributor
Bunbury, Henry William, 1750-1811, artist.
Dickinson, William, 1746 or 1747-1823, publisher.
Published / Created
[26 June 1784]
Publication Place
London
Publisher
Publish'd June 26th, 1784, by W. Dickinson, engraver & printseller, No. 158 New Bond Street
Abstract

"Hotspur on horseback at right, placing his hand on his chest and looking down at the Lady Percy standing at left in feathered hat with a handkerchief in her hands, accompanied by two woman, the elder holding the hand of a little girl, castle behind; after Bunbury."--British Museum online catalogue

Description
Title etched below image.
Printmaker attribution to Dickinson from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1917,1208.2990.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Dedication etched below title: To Lady Williams Wynne, this print after an original drawing by H. Bunbury Esqr. is with the greatest respect dedicated by her Ladyships most obedient humble servant, W. Dickinson.
Probably an illustration to Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part I.
Mounted on page 37 in volume 2 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Provenance
Sold at Strawberry Hill Sale, day viii, lot 50, to H.G. Bohn, £7.7.0 [London, 733]; from an undergraduate at King's College, through Scribner's, May 1952, to W.S. Lewis, $225.
Extent
1 print : sheet 58.1 x 47.1 cm
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
Folio 49 3563 v.2 (Oversize)
Collection Title
Volume 2, page 37. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Collection / Other Creator
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797, collector.
Collection Date
[Strawberry Hill], [between 1765 and 1792]

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Illustrations
Etchings England London 1784
Stipple engravings England London 1784
Material
etching and stipple engraving with roulette ; and laid paper.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Name)
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Percy, Henry, Lord, 1364-1403,
Percy, Elizabeth, 1371-1444,
Subject (Topic)
Knights
Castles & palaces
Handkerchiefs
Children
Arrivals & departures
Subjects
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Illustrations
Percy, Henry, Lord, 1364-1403
Percy, Elizabeth, 1371-1444
Knights
Castles & palaces
Handkerchiefs
Children
Arrivals & departures
England > London > 1784
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ownership

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
15382582
Object ID (OID)
17355528

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