1790 British Print, Original?

Drmad7

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Picked up this print from GW after work. It was $14.99 and looked original or at least a very old reproduction. It had been reframed and I “re-donated” the frame back to GW before I left the store. My research led me to the British Museum website which has a copy of it, but no idea of how many were made. Titled “Labourers” and credited to George Stubbs, Amos Green Esq Bath. Engraved by Henry Birche. Benjamin Beale Evans was the publisher. I will probably send an email to the British Museum to get their input and maybe a value, if any.
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Very nice find! :occasion14:
 

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Looks like a valuable item
 

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Looks good to me. Nice score
 

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That’s a great find. I have a few English prints from that timeframe. It’s hard to tell from just pictures but it looks right to me.
 

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I'm pretty sure it's original. Check the edges, there should be a slight indent where the plate pressed into the paper. The other thing to check is the size against the dimensions in the Yale collection. Re-prints are often different sizes from the original. That said, I have no idea on what kind value it has.

Oh, and also the paper. You should be able to see lines in it. Look up "laid paper" and you can find examples of what it looks like.
 

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