Yale Center for British Art

Creator:: Print made by J. Miller, active 1769–1825, British
after Samuel Wale, 1721–1786, British
Title:: James Boswell in the Dress of a Corsican Chief
Date:: 1769
Materials & Techniques:: Line engraving and stipple on medium, slighly textured, cream aid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches (18.4 x 10.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:: Lettered below image: "S. Wale del. J. Miller Sc./ JAMES BOSWELL Esqr./ In the Dress of an Armed Corsican Chief, as he appear'd at Shakespeare's Jubilee, at Stratford upon Avon September, 1769-"
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Charles Ryskamp
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B2009.22.6
Classification:: Prints
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:: male | portrait | historical subject | costume | Shakespeare Jubilee, 1769
Currently On View:: Not on view
Exhibition History:: Varieties of Romantic Experience: Drawings from the Collection of Charles Ryskamp (Yale Center for British Art, 2010-02-04 - 2010-04-25)
Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:62053