[The enraptured Poet - The parturition of a thought.]
[Engraved by John George Murray after Henry James Richter.] [London: Robert Bowyer & Mary Parkes, 1829.] Mezzotint, proof before all letters. Sheet 515 x 410mm (20¼ x 16"). Trimmed to plate, tear to image taped, creasing outside printed area. Plate uncleaned. An impoverished poet sitting at a desk in an attic room, as inspiration strikes. See BM 2010,7081.6786 for a scratched-letter proof bought from the Lennox-Boyd Collection.
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