Alfred the Great Dividing His Loaf with the Pilgrim, Yale Center for British Art

Alfred the Great Dividing His Loaf with the Pilgrim

Creation Date: 1782
Type: intaglio print
Medium: Engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, blued white, laid paper, mounted on, thick, rough, blued white, laid paper
Material: laid paper
Inscription: Lettered, lower left: "Painted by B. West, Historical Painter to His Majesty. | Size of the Picture"; lettered, lower right: "Engraved by Willm Sharp. | 7 F.. 8 1/2 I.by 9 F. 1 1/4 I. long."; lettered, lower center: "To the Master: Wardens, Assistants & Livery of the Worshipful Company of Stationers | This Print of ALFRED the GREAT dividing his LOAF with the PILGRIM, Engraved from | THE PICTURE at Stationers Hall (Pesented to them in 1780) is dedicated By their most obedient humble Servant- John Boydell. | Published as the Act directs November 9th 1782- By John Boydell, Engraver in Cheapside London."
Subject: historical subject

Dimensions: Height: 48.9 centimeters
Width: 76.2 centimeters
Width: 62.7 centimeters
Height: 56.0 centimeters
Height: 43.3 centimeters
Width: 59.7 centimeters