LAMPLIGHTER

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Artist/Maker	M. A. Pittman (publisher) Marshall, Benjamin (painter)
Place of origin	London (printed and published)

'LAMPLIGHTER'. Dark-coloured racehorse with jockey, viewed in profile. A man in a top hat standing alongside.

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Category	Prints
Object type	Print
Title	LAMPLIGHTER
Materials and techniques	Engraving print on paper Paper Engraving (Printing Process)
Brief description	'LAMPLIGHTER'. Dark-coloured racehorse with jockey. Engraving print on paper. After a painting by Benjamin Marshall. Engraved by 'J. Purmney'(?). Published by M. A. Pittman, London. 1831.
Physical description	'LAMPLIGHTER'. Dark-coloured racehorse with jockey, viewed in profile. A man in a top hat standing alongside.
Dimensions	Of sheet height: 13.2 - 13.3cm Of sheet width: 15.4cm Measured by DH 29/07/2010 Sheet is very slightly irregularly cut.
Marks and inscriptions	LAMPLIGHTER. (Title, centre below image.) B. Marshall. Pinxt. (Below left-corner of image.) 'J. Purmney Sculpt.' (?) (Below right-corner of image.) Published by M. A. Pittman, Warwick Square, London Jany 1.1831. (Centre below title.)
Production	Engravers name appears to read as 'J. Purmney'.
Subjects depicted	Racehorse Jockey Man Top Hat
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.861-1896

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O915989/lamplighter-print-marshall-benjamin/

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