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Shooting of Seals

Print
1880 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Swain, Joseph (printmaker)
Small, William (artist)
William Small (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (printed)

Wood block print on India paper


Object details

Categories
Prints
Hunting
Scotland
Woodcuts
Object type
Print
TitleShooting of Seals (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Printer's ink, India paper, woodblock print
Printer's Ink
India Paper
Woodblock Print
Brief description
Woodengraving, proof from electrotype. Joseph Swain after William Small. Shooting seals, ca. 1880.
Physical description
Wood block print on India paper
Dimensions
    Object history
    Part of a collection (E.3802-3862--1911) of tools and materials for wood engraving, used by Joseph Swain.
    Subjects depicted
    Seals
    Hunting
    Figures
    Men
    Hunters
    Rifles
    Landscapes (Representations)
    Association
    Joseph Swain
    Bibliographic references
    • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1911, London, Printed for His Majesty’s Stationery Office 1912
    • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1911, London, Printed for His Majesty’s Stationery Office 1912
    Collection
    Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
    Accession number
    E.3860-1911

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    Record createdOctober 27, 2005
    Record URL
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