Lucy
Maker
J. Colby (artist)
(engraver)
1803-1871
(publisher)
(engraver)
1803-1871
(publisher)
Title
Lucy
Date of Production
19th century
Dimensions
Height: 28.1 cm
Width: 22.3 cm
Width: 22.3 cm
Accession Number
G.1990.WL.3941
Mode of Acquisition
Witt Library, transfer, 1990
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Lucy
Notes
Originally produced for the publication 'The Loves of the Poets; or, portraits of ideal beauty. Twelve engravings, by the most eminent artists, engraved by W. H. Mote.' (London, 1858). Illustration to one of William Wordsworth's 'Lucy' poems.
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
Inscriptions
Inscription: Recto: lower left margin, printed: "J. COLBY."; lower right margin, printed: "W.H. MOTE"; lower centre margin, printed: "Lucy / London, Published by W. Kent & Co. late David Bogue, Fleet Street & Paternoster Row."; lower right margin, pen (later Witt inscription): "J. COLBY"; lower right margin, pencil (later Witt inscription): "J. COLBY"; upper right margin, stamped: "WITT / LIBRARY"; lower centre margin, stamped: "HAMPSTEAD PUBLIC LIBRARIES / LOCAL COLLECTION. / H.J. CORNISH COLLECTION. / 1928."
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