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Print

19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A dragonfly viewed from above. The print has been coloured, giving the dragonfly a green upper-body and a lower-body that is blue-grey with yellow edging.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Intaglio print on paper, coloured
Brief description
Dragonfly viewed from above. Intaglio print on paper, coloured. Anonymous. 19th century.
Physical description
A dragonfly viewed from above. The print has been coloured, giving the dragonfly a green upper-body and a lower-body that is blue-grey with yellow edging.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 24cm
  • Sheet width: 15cm
  • Plate impression (approx) height: 20cm
  • Plate impression (approx) width: 13cm
Measured by DH 27/10/2010 Edges of sheet are slightly uneven. The right edge of the plate impression cannot be exactly distinguished.
Marks and inscriptions
'81' (Top-right corner of plate impression.)
Subject depicted
Associated object
Other number
81 - numbered on sheet
Collection
Accession number
29638:215

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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