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Gems of the Great Exhibition, No. 6.

Print
1854 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Baxter-process print, with dome top and gold border, depicting a bronze state by Kiss of an Amazon on horseback spearing a tiger.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleGems of the Great Exhibition, No. 6. (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Baxter print on paper
Brief description
Print by George Baxter, 'Gems of the Great Exhibition, No. 6,' Baxter-process print, England, 1854
Physical description
Baxter-process print, with dome top and gold border, depicting a bronze state by Kiss of an Amazon on horseback spearing a tiger.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.75in
  • Width: 8.5in
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'Gift:- Miss C. W. B.' (Inscribed in red ink on the mount)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Francis William Baxter
Subjects depicted
Place 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. 171
Collection
Accession number
E.2845-1932

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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