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The Seven Ages of Man, from Shakespeare's "As You Like It"

1885
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Seven Ages of Man, from Shakespeare's "As You Like It"
  • Publisher: J. B. Lippincott Company (Philadelphia)
  • Engraver: Henry Wolf (American (born France), Eckwersheim, Alsace 1852–1916 New York)
  • Engraver: C. H. Reed (American, active 19th century)
  • Engraver: Frank French (American, Loudon, New Hampshire 1850–1933)
  • Engraver: George P. Williams (American, born Ireland, 1834)
  • Engraver: Frederick Juengling (American (born Germany), Leipzig 1846–1889 New York)
  • Engraver: Ernst Heinemann (American, 1848–1912)
  • Artist: After Frederick Stuart Church (American, Grand Rapids, Michigan 1842–1924 New York)
  • Artist: After William St. John Harper (American, Rhinebeck, New York 1851–1910)
  • Artist: After Thomas Hovenden (American (born Ireland), Dunmanway 1840–1895 Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania)
  • Artist: After Gilbert Gaul (American, Jersey City, New Jersey 1855–1919 New York)
  • Artist: After Arthur Burdett Frost (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1851–1928 Pasadena, California)
  • Artist: After William Thomas Smedley (American, West Bradford, Pennsylvania 1858–1920 Bronxville, New York)
  • Artist: After Walter Shirlaw (American, Paisley, Scotland 1838–1909 Madrid)
  • Subject: William Shakespeare (British, Stratford-upon-Avon 1564–1616 Stratford-upon-Avon)
  • Date: 1885
  • Medium: Wood engraving on chine collé
  • Dimensions: 12 3/8 × 9 5/8 × 9/16 in. (31.5 × 24.5 × 1.4 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Museum Accession, transferred from the Library
  • Object Number: 21.36.66
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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