Not currently on display at the V&A

Pick of the Litter

Print
1908 (made), 1908 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A print depicting a man, wearing traditional fox hunting clothing, presenting two young children with a beagle puppy.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePick of the Litter (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Hand photogravure on India paper
Brief description
Print, 'Pick of the Litter', by Arthur John Elsley, produced by C.W. Faulkner & Co. Ltd., published by Bovril Ltd., hand photogravure on India paper, made in Great Britain, printed in Vienna, 1908
Physical description
A print depicting a man, wearing traditional fox hunting clothing, presenting two young children with a beagle puppy.
Dimensions
  • Plate height: 58.7cm
  • Plate width: 43.7cm
  • Sheet height: 87.7cm
  • Sheet width: 70.2cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1990
Production typeProof
Copy number
10
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'ARTHUR J ELSLEY 1908' (Signed and dated)
  • (Inscribed in the donor's hand in pencil with the title and numbered '10' [deleted])
  • 'Produced by C.W. Faulkner & Co. Ltd. London E.C. / Copyright entered at Washington July 1908, by C.W. Faulkner & Co. Ltd., London E.C. Printed in Vienna / PUBLISHED BY BOVRIL, LIMITED.' (Lettered)
  • 'ARTIST PROOF' (Blind stamp lettered)
Subjects depicted
Associated object
E.2697-1990 (Version)
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1990
Collection
Accession number
E.2696-1990

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Record createdFebruary 23, 2009
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