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Come Pretty Robin

Print
1857 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Colour print depicting a young girl leaning out of an ice covered window. Perched on a frosty twig to the right of the print is a robin. The girl is holding out a little dish of food in an attempt to beckon the robin into the red birdcage she has on the windowsill.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleCome Pretty Robin (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Baxter print on paper
Brief description
Print by George Baxter, 'Come Pretty Robin,' Baxter-process print, England, 1857
Physical description
Colour print depicting a young girl leaning out of an ice covered window. Perched on a frosty twig to the right of the print is a robin. The girl is holding out a little dish of food in an attempt to beckon the robin into the red birdcage she has on the windowsill.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.875in
  • Width: 4.1875in
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'Published July 11th 1857 by G. Baxter, Proprietor & Patentee London.' (Lettered on print)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Francis William Baxter
Subjects depicted
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. cat. no. 349
Collection
Accession number
E.3053-1932

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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