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Kissing the Bairn

Print
ca. early 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Lithograph, printed on paper, depicting a grandmother and child.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Kissing the Bairn (assigned by artist)
  • Grandmother and Child (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph, printed on paper
Brief description
Lithograph by David Wilkie depicting a grandmother and child entitled 'Kissing the Bairn'. Great Britain, ca. early 19th century.
Physical description
Lithograph, printed on paper, depicting a grandmother and child.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.875in
  • Width: 7.125in
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Credit line
Given by John Sheepshanks
Object history
This is the only lithograph by the artist. Only ten impressions taken from the stone, to show the artist, when it was accidentally broken.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
FA.379

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Record createdJanuary 11, 2013
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