Miller of Trompington and Two Scholars

1787

William Sharp

Artist, British, 1749 - 1824

John Raphael Smith

Publisher, British, 1752 - 1812

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Thomas Vogler in memory of his brother Donald J. Vogler

  • Dimensions

    plate: 24.2 × 18.3 cm (9 1/2 × 7 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 24.4 × 18.4 cm (9 5/8 × 7 1/4 in.)

  • Accession

    2017.53.82

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Sunderland 1986, no. 164.6

  • Series Title

    Canterbury Tales

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Donald Vogler, Portland, OR; gift to NGA, 2017.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1986

  • Sunderland, John. "John Hamilton Mortimer: His Life and Works," Walpole Society 52 (1986): no.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Drawn by Mortimer; lower right in plate: Engraved by Sharp; lower center in plate: MILLER of TROMPINGTON and TWO SCHOLARS. / London publishd Feby 12th. 1787 by J. R. Smith No. 31 King Street Covent Garden; Reeves Tale / Chaucer

Wikidata ID

Q77259494

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