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Etching of the characters that make up Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. At the front of the pilgrimage, the miller leads while playing the bagpipes. Behind him the host is talking to several men. The nineteenth person in the etching is Chaucer who regards the viewers. Each character is numbered below. The wife of Bath, pardoner, monk and friar are followed by the artisans. Frame: 3 1/4 in.
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Printed beneath print: ""Printed by Thomas Stothard Esq. R.A./ Etched by Lewis Schiavonett, V.A. and Finished by James Heath, A.R.A. Historical Engraver to His Majesty, and to H.R.H. the Prince Regent,...""--see worksheet for further inscription.
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Chaucer
Stothard, Thomas (Printer)
Schiavonetti, Lewis (Etcher)
Heath, James (Engraver)
Farmhouse Framers (Framer)
England; Newcastle, ME, USA
19 x 43.125 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.672
Maine (United States)
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