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Description of plates XXXVIII, XXXIX, XL and XLI

Maker

After
(artist)
1730-1791

(etcher)
fl. 1766–1787 (Life dates)

(author)
1730-1791

(publisher)

Title

Description of plates XXXVIII, XXXIX, XL and XLI

Date of Production

1785

Medium

printed in black

Dimensions

Height: 28 cm
Width: 20.8 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.6104.48

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


Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Inscriptions

Inscription: OF THE PLATES. xv / PLATE XXXVIII. / This plate also shews a man at arms of the 12th and 13th century, / in the act of charging an enemy. He is armed much the same as the / knight represented in plate 36... //

Inscription: xvi DESCRIPTION / PLATE XXXVI. / N. B. This sword belonged to a suit of common iron armour, / with a barred helmet, the cuirass whereof is almost destroyed by... //

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