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The Gentle Shepherd, A Pastoral Comedy
Aquatint by: David Allan (Scottish, 1744–1796)
Frontispiece designed by: Allan Ramsay (Scottish, 1713–1784)
Author: Allan Ramsay (Scottish, 1686–1758)
Printer: Andrew Foulis (Scottish, 18th century)
Publisher: David Allan (Scottish, 1744–1796)
Publisher: John Murray (English, 1737–1793)
Frontispiece designed by: Allan Ramsay (Scottish, 1713–1784)
Author: Allan Ramsay (Scottish, 1686–1758)
Printer: Andrew Foulis (Scottish, 18th century)
Publisher: David Allan (Scottish, 1744–1796)
Publisher: John Murray (English, 1737–1793)
1788
Place of Publication: Glasgow, Scotland
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 13 aquatints and 17 etched music sheets
Dimensions
29.5 x 24 x 3 cm (11 5/8 x 9 7/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Arthur and Charlotte Vershbow
Accession Number1999.733
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Glasgow: A. Foulis, for D. Allan, Edinburgh, and J. Murray and C. Elliot, London, 1788
Description(Glasgow: A. Foulis, for D. Allan, Edinburgh, and J. Murray and C. Elliot, London, 1788) Quarto; 82 leaves, plus 13 plates; contemporary gilt-stamped brown "tree" calf.
Frontispiece author portrait; illustrations of scenes from play; etched sheet music
Frontispiece author portrait; illustrations of scenes from play; etched sheet music
ProvenanceBurgie, 1813 (inscription on title, with shelf mark K-5-3); Wynne R. Jeudwine; Marlborough Rare Books, London, 1985; Arthur and Charlotte Vershbow, by whom given to MFA, December 1999.