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The Day Before Marriage

Print
1854 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Colour print depicting a woman, in a blue dress with a blue velvet jacket, sitting on the trunk of a tree holding a letter in her hands. On mount with embossed seal.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Day Before Marriage (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Baxter print on paper
Brief description
Print by George Baxter after Fanny Corbaux, 'The Day Before Marriage', purple gown version, Baxter-process print, England, 1854
Physical description
Colour print depicting a woman, in a blue dress with a blue velvet jacket, sitting on the trunk of a tree holding a letter in her hands. On mount with embossed seal.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.9375in
  • Width: 10.625in
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'London. Published by the Proprietor George Baxter, Patentee. 11 & 12 Northampton Square. March 1, 1854.' (Lettered on print)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Francis William Baxter
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933
  • Lewis, C. T. Courtney. George Baxter (colour printer) his life and work: a manual for collectors. London: S. Low, Marston & Co. Ltd., 1908. cat. no. 353
Collection
Accession number
E.3058-1932

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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