Illustration for Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer: "Then Why don't You tell Her so at Once?"
Illustration for Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer: "Then Why don't You tell Her so at Once?"

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Illustration for Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer: "Then Why don't You tell Her so at Once?",

1885

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1852–1911; born Philadelphia, PA; died London, England
x1954-36

Information

Title
Illustration for Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer: "Then Why don't You tell Her so at Once?"
Dates

1885

Maker
Edwin Austin Abbey
Medium
Engraving on Japan paper
Dimensions
sheet: 16.2 x 25.5 cm (6 3/8 x 10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Henry K. Dick, Class of 1909
Object Number
x1954-36
Place Depicted

Europe, England, London

Signatures
In plate, lower left: E.A. Abbey,
Inscription
In plate, lower left below signature: [1885, cut off]
Culture
American
Type
engravings, prints
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
engraving (printing process)
Subject
interior spaces, standing, books, sitting, men, figures (representations), tables (support furniture), women

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