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Geoffrey Chaucer
Direct scan of object

Geoffrey Chaucer

Date1741
Artist/Maker 1698-1780
Publisher
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white line engraving and etching
DimensionsPLATE: 14 13/16" X 9 3/8"
Credit LineGift of Mr. R. B. Dunwoody
Object number1930-645
DescriptionThe frame reads: "GEOFFREY/ CHAUCER"
Lower margin reads: "J. Houbraken sculps Amst. 1741/ In the Collection of Sir Hans Sloane Bar.t/ Impensis I. & P. Knapton, Londini, 1741"ProvenanceBefore 1930, R. B. Dunwoody (Surrey, England); 1930-present, given to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).