The Hours (after Gray)

1788

8.5 cm 10.6 cm

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This is likely the miniature that Samuel Shelley exhibited at the Royal Academy, London in 1788. The title "The Hours (after Gray)" draws attention to the source of inspiration: a poem by Thomas Gray (1716-1771). The design was engraved by Nutter (in the same format, but more...

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William T. or Henry Walters, Baltimore, before 1901 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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