The Musical Entertainer
1737-1738
Artist, British, 1706 - 1771
Artwork overview
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Medium
a set of two bound volumes, each with 1 etched and engraved title-page and 100 etched and engraved vignettes
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Credit Line
Acquisition funded by a grant from The B.H. Breslauer Foundation, 2013
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Accession
2013.67.3.1-2
Associated Artworks
The Musical Entertainer
George Bickham Jr.
1737
The Musical Entertainer
George Bickham Jr.
1737
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
George Penfold (signature on paste-down); Marlborough Rare Books; acquired in 1982 by Arthur and Charlotte Vershbow, Boston (bookplate); (sale, Christie's New York via Ursus Rare Books, 20 June 2013, no. 400); purchased 2013 by NGA.
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