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This print (plate) is from the Album of Decorative Figures by John Moyr Smith (1839–1912), published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington - Crown Buildings, Fleet Street, London in 1882. Moyr Smith was a prolific figure in the Aesthetic Movement, most famous for his ceramic tile designs for Minton’s, but he was also a highly skilled etcher and book illustrator. This plate, no. XLI, "Blow, Blow, thou Winter Wind" (the famous song from Shakespeare's As You Like It) belongs to a series of etched illustrations of Shakespeare's plays. This work was done for a Mr. John G. Crace. The sheet measures about 14.5" x 11" and, while a little rough around the edges, the artwork is intact with what appears to be sufficient room for matting and framing.