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A Frog he would a-wooing go

Book Illustration
1883 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pen and ink, touched with white, illustrating page 14 of 'A Frog he would a-wooing go'. Signed with monogram.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • A Frog he would a-wooing go (series title)
  • Frog Dancing (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink, touched with white
Brief description
Pen and ink book illustration by Randolph Caldecott entitled 'Frog Dancing', for page 14 of the artist's Picture Book 'A Frog he would a-wooing go'. Published by Routledge & Sons, London, 1883.
Physical description
Pen and ink, touched with white, illustrating page 14 of 'A Frog he would a-wooing go'. Signed with monogram.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.5in
  • Width: 7.375in
Dimensions taken from PDP catalogue
Credit line
Bequeathed by H. H. Harrod
Object history
Bequeathed by H. H. Harrod, 1948
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, and Department of Paintings, Accessions: 1948, Volume II, Henry Herbert Harrod Bequest, London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1957
Collection
Accession number
E.134-1948

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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