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Shakespeare's Songs and Sonnets

1863
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Shakespeare's Songs and Sonnets
  • Illustrator: Sir John Gilbert (British, London 1817–1897 London)
  • Author: William Shakespeare (British, Stratford-upon-Avon 1564–1616 Stratford-upon-Avon)
  • Publisher: Sampson Low, Son, and Co. (London)
  • Printer: Edmund Evans (British, Southwark, London 1826–1905 Ventnor, Isle of Wight)
  • Binder: W. Bone & Son (London)
  • Subject: William Shakespeare (British, Stratford-upon-Avon 1564–1616 Stratford-upon-Avon)
  • Date: 1863
  • Medium: Wood engraving
  • Dimensions: 5 1/2 x 8 in. (14 x 20.3 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
  • Object Number: 21.36.85
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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