Key details
- Object number
- 2018.3828
- On display
- No
- 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).
Object information
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Measurements
- Depth: 6.5(cm)
- Height: 47.3(cm)
- Width: 40.5(cm)
Themes
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