William Caxton Examining the First Proof Sheet from his Printing Press in Westminster Abbey.
Artist
Frederick Bacon
(English, 1830 - 1887)
Artist
F. B. Wehmert
(German)
Date1860
MediumEngraving
DimensionsPlate: 22 1/2 x 28 1/2 inches (57.15 x 72.39 cm)
Sheet: 27 7/8 x 32 7/8 inches (70.7898 x 83.4898 cm)
Sheet: 27 7/8 x 32 7/8 inches (70.7898 x 83.4898 cm)
Credit LineGift of Purd B. Wright
Object number37-14
On View
Not on viewCollections
Exhibition History[No known exhibitions at this time]
Purd B. Wright (1860-1947), Kansas City, MO, by March 25, 1937;
Given by Purd B. Wright to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1937.
George L. McKenna, Prints, 1460-1995 (Kansas City, MO: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 1996), 279, as William Caxton Examining the First Proof Sheet from his Printing Press in Westminster Abbey. A.D. 1471.
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Master of the Die
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