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An old farm.

Print
1815-1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Etching of an old farm, in the foreground two men and a child, ducks and hens ; a man walking to the right with a pole on his shoulder.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleAn old farm. (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Etching on paper.
Brief description
Etching by Louis Marvy: An old farm.
Physical description
Etching of an old farm, in the foreground two men and a child, ducks and hens ; a man walking to the right with a pole on his shoulder.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8 5/8in (Note: Measurement from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions: 1908, London: Printed For His Majesty's Stationery Office, Eyre and Spottiswoode, Ltd., 1909 )
  • Width: 12in (Note: Measurement from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions: 1908, London: Printed For His Majesty's Stationery Office, Eyre and Spottiswoode, Ltd., 1909 )
Marks and inscriptions
Lettered Marilhat pinxt. Louis Marvy sculpt. Galeries d'Amateurs. Paris, Gihaut Fres. Edits. Boulevard des Italiens. No. 5. (Inscription from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions: 1908, London: Printed For His Majesty's Stationery Office, Eyre and Spottiswoode, Ltd., 1909 )
Credit line
Presented by Sydney Vacher, Esq., A.R.I.B.A.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions: 1908, London: Printed For His Majesty's Stationery Office, Eyre and Spottiswoode, Ltd., 1909
Collection
Accession number
E.3764-1908

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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