"William Caxton Examining the First Proof Sheet from his Printing Press in Westminster Abbey A. D. 1471"

1860
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A: London, England, United Kingdom

This engraving by Frederick Bacon (1803-1887) after Edward Henry Wehnert, and preserved in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, was, according to that museum, published in 1860. The original sheet measures 70.8 x 83.5 cm. The actual plate measures 57.2 x 72.4 cm. The British Museum assigns a date of 1852 to a copy in their collections.

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