A Druid Seated by a Sheet of Ancient British Coins Hanging from a Tree, with Stonehenge in the Background, 1796

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A Druid Seated by a Sheet of Ancient British Coins Hanging from a Tree, with Stonehenge in the Background, 1796

1796

Thomas Milton (British, 1743–1827) After Robert Smirke (British, 1752–1845) Published by R. Bowyer, Historic Gallery, Pall Mall, London

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Object Details

Titles:

A Druid Seated by a Sheet of Ancient British Coins Hanging from a Tree, with Stonehenge in the Background, 1796
Vignette from David Hume, The History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688, 10 vols. (London: Robert Bowyer, 1806)

Date:

1796

Artists:

Thomas Milton (British, 1743–1827) After Robert Smirke (British, 1752–1845) Published by R. Bowyer, Historic Gallery, Pall Mall, London

Medium:

Etching and engraving

Dimensions:

Sheet: 18 3/8 x 13 7/16 inches (46.6 x 34.2 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the John S. Phillips bequest of 1876 to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman, gifts (by exchange) of Lisa Norris Elkins, Bryant W. Langston, Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White, with additional funds contributed by John Howard McFadden, Jr., Thomas Skelton Harrison, and the Philip H. and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation, 1985

Accession Number:

1985-52-21396

Geography:

Made in London, England, Europe

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