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The Pugnacious Cabman.

Print
1836-1837 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Etched illustration for Dickens's The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, signed by the artist and inscribed with page number, depicting the pugnacious cabman, facing page 7.

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Object details

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Object type
TitleThe Pugnacious Cabman. (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Etching
Brief description
Etched illustration to Dickens's The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, Robert Seymour, 1836-37.
Physical description
Etched illustration for Dickens's The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, signed by the artist and inscribed with page number, depicting the pugnacious cabman, facing page 7.
Dimensions
  • Etched surface height: 11.4cm
Dimensions taken from departmental micromedia catalogue.
Subjects depicted
Association
Literary references
  • <i>The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club</i> by Charles Dickens
  • <i>The Pickwick Papers</i> by Charles Dickens
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Taken from departmental micromedia catalogue.
Collection
Accession number
E.823-1972

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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