The Sleepy Listener

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Artist/Maker	Andrew Geddes (artist)
Place of origin	Britain (made)

Etching on copper, printed on paper, entitled 'The Sleepy Listener'. Before letters. Third state with signature at the top.

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Categories	Prints Portraits Scotland
Object type	Print
Titles	The Sleepy Listener (generic title) Mr & Mrs Terry (The Sleepy Listener) Dull Reading
Materials and techniques	Etching on copper, printed on paper Paper Ink Etching Printing
Brief description	Etching by A. Geddes entitled 'The Sleepy Listener'. Great Britain, ca. 1800-1826.
Physical description	Etching on copper, printed on paper, entitled 'The Sleepy Listener'. Before letters. Third state with signature at the top.
Dimensions	Height: 5.5in Width: 6.875in Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Marks and inscriptions	A. Geddes ft. (Signed)
Credit line	Given by John Sheepshanks
Subject depicted	Sleep
Associated object	E.3300-1922 (Version)
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Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	FA.299C

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Record created	January 8, 2013
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1259588/the-sleepy-listener-print-andrew-geddes/

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