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Boys Ferreting Rabbits

Print
30/08/1823 (printed and published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

'Boys Ferreting Rabbits'. Two boys, one standing on the left holding a net containing a rabbit, the other kneeling and holding a dog by the collar to the right of the picture. Behind the standing boy, a dead rabbit with its legs tied can be seen propped against a small cage.


Object details

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Object type
TitleBoys Ferreting Rabbits
Materials and techniques
Engraving print on paper
Brief description
'Boys Ferreting Rabbits'. Two boys, one standing on the left holding a net containing a rabbit, the other kneeling and holding a dog by the collar. Engraving print on paper. After a painting by Crane. Engraved by J. Scott. Published by J. Pittman, London. 1823.
Physical description
'Boys Ferreting Rabbits'. Two boys, one standing on the left holding a net containing a rabbit, the other kneeling and holding a dog by the collar to the right of the picture. Behind the standing boy, a dead rabbit with its legs tied can be seen propped against a small cage.
Dimensions
  • Of sheet height: 17.3cm
  • Of sheet width: 13 - 13.1cm
  • Of image height: 13.8cm
  • Of image width: 10.4cm
Measured by DH 03/08/2010
Marks and inscriptions
  • BOYS FERRETING RABBITS. (Title, centre below image.)
  • Published Augt. 30, 1823, by J. Pittman, Warwick Square, London. (Centre below title.)
  • Crane Pinxt (Below bottom-left corner of image.)
  • J Scott Sct (Below bottom-right corner of image.)
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.904-1896

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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