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Three schoolboys giving charity to a blind beggar. Mezzotint by J.R. Smith, 1784, after W.R. Bigg.
- Bigg, William Redmore, 1755-1828.
- Date
- 19 March 1784
- Reference
- 16587i
- Pictures
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Credit: Three schoolboys giving charity to a blind beggar. Mezzotint by J.R. Smith, 1784, after W.R. Bigg. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark
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About this work
Publication/Creation
London (no. 473 Strand) : J. Burchill, 19 March 1784.
Physical description
1 print : mezzotint ; platemark 46.1 x 56.4 cm
Lettering
School boys giving charity to a blind man. Engraved by J.R. Smith ; Painted by W. Bigg.
References note
Ellen G. D'Oench, "Copper into gold": prints by John Raphael Smith 1751-1812, New Haven 1999, no. 180
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 16587i
Type/Technique
Languages
- English
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores