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Microcosm: or, a Picturesque Delineation of the Agriculture, Manufactures &c. of Great Britain

Print
1803-1806 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print depicting cottage groups.


Object details

Category
Object type
Titles
  • Microcosm: or, a Picturesque Delineation of the Agriculture, Manufactures &c. of Great Britain (series title)
  • Cottage Groups (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Etching and aquatint
Brief description
Plate from 'Microcosm: or, a Picturesque Delineation of the Agriculture, Manufactures &c. of Great Britain'. Etching and aquatint by John Pyne and John Hill (?), published London, 1803-1806.
Physical description
Print depicting cottage groups.
Dimensions
  • Average size in set height: 22.9cm
  • Average size in set width: 30cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962. London: HMSO, 1964.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
(Lettered with title in English and in French, publishers' names, date, plate number etc.)
Object history
This work was first published in parts beginning in 1803, and a complete edition appeared in 1806.
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962. London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Accession number
E.2828-1962

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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