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Ideal Pastoral Life

Print
1829 (made)
Artist/Maker
Calvert, Edward (artist)
Place of origin
England (made)

Lithograph depicting two naked figures looking after sheep in a forest clearing


Object details

Categories
Prints
Animals and Wildlife
Farming
Nude
Object type
print
TitleIdeal Pastoral Life (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph print on paper
Paper
Lithograph
Brief description
Lithograph by Edward Calvert entitled 'Ideal Pastoral Life', English, 1829
Physical description
Lithograph depicting two naked figures looking after sheep in a forest clearing
Dimensions
  • Width: 76.2mm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1926)
  • Length: 44.45mm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1926)
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'EDW.D CALVERT INVEN.' (Part of the print, bottom right corner.)
  • 'LONDON PUBLISHED OCTOBER 1. MDCCCXXIX BY EDW.D CALBERT XVII RUSSELL ST. BRIXTON ROAD.' (Printed below the print.)
Subjects depicted
Farming
Sheep
Associated object
CIRC.1293-1926 (Duplicate)
Bibliographic reference
Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1926
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
CIRC.1294-1926

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1105818/ideal-pastoral-life-print-calvert-edward/
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