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Wooden Framed Print of Francis Grose

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Object number
2018.3828
On display
No

Description

Print of Francis Grose, FSA. Oval cameo style design in grey background. Brown wooden frame, with gilt inner frame section.

Francis Grose (11 June 1731 – 12 May 1791) was an English antiquary, draughtsman, and lexicographer. He produced A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1785) and A Provincial Glossary, with a Collection of Local Proverbs, and Popular Superstitions (1787).


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Measurements

  • Depth: 6.5(cm)
  • Height: 47.3(cm)
  • Width: 40.5(cm)

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