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Summer

Print
ca. 1847 (published)
Artist/Maker
Baxter, George (print-maker)
Place of origin
England (printed)

Coloured print depicting two haymakers resting on a verge on the side of a road, watching a young woman making a posy of flowers. There is a dog curled up asleep beside one of the haymakers.


Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
Titles
  • Summer (assigned by artist)
  • Small Summer (alternative title)
Materials and techniques
Baxter print on paper
Paper
Baxter-Process Printing
Brief description
Print by George Baxter after J. Noble, 'Summer' or 'Small Summer,' Baxter-process print, England, ca. 1847
Physical description
Coloured print depicting two haymakers resting on a verge on the side of a road, watching a young woman making a posy of flowers. There is a dog curled up asleep beside one of the haymakers.
Dimensions
  • Height: 2.25in
  • Width: 2.6875in
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933
Style
Victorian
Marks and inscriptions
'Gift:- Miss S. Oliver.' (Inscribed in red ink on mount)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Francis William Baxter
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933
  • Lewis, C. T. Courtney. George Baxter (colour printer) his life and work: a manual for collectors. London: S. Low, Marston & Co. Ltd., 1908.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.3077-1932

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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