Little Red Riding Hood
Print
1856 (published)
1856 (published)
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Colour print depicting a portrait of a young girl, with long golden curls, in a red hooded cape, holding a basket.
Object details
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| Title | Little Red Riding Hood (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Baxter print on paper |
| Brief description | Print by George Baxter after Landseer, 'Little Red Riding Hood,' Baxter-process print, England, 1856 |
| Physical description | Colour print depicting a portrait of a young girl, with long golden curls, in a red hooded cape, holding a basket. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Little Red Riding Hood by George Baxter the Inventor and Patentee.' (On mount with label lettered) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Francis William Baxter |
| Object history | It is thought that this portrait of the famous fairy-tale character is actually a depiction of six year old Lady Rachel Eveline Russell, a daughter of a Duke of Bedford, taken from a painting by Landseer. [Lewis, C. T. Courtney. George Baxter (colour printer) his life and work: a manual for collectors. London: S. Low, Marston & Co. Ltd., 1908.] |
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| Accession number | E.3065-1932 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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