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Print

late 18th century - early 19th century (etched)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A domestic pig, facing to the left of the image, eating from the ground. A cockerel and two hens have come alongside the pig and one is reaching down for some food.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Etching print on paper
Brief description
Domestic pig eating, with a cockerel and two chickens alongside. Etching print on paper. By Samuel Howitt. Great Britain. Late 18th - early 19th century.
Physical description
A domestic pig, facing to the left of the image, eating from the ground. A cockerel and two hens have come alongside the pig and one is reaching down for some food.
Dimensions
  • Sheet (approx) height: 21.5cm
  • Sheet (approx) width: 27.7-28cm
  • Plate impression height: 11.2cm
  • Plate impression width: 17.7cm
Measured by DH 01/11/2010
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Howitt' (Signed within lower-left corner of image.)
  • '2' (Numbered, top-left corner of plate impression.)
Subjects depicted
Other number
2 - numbered on sheet
Collection
Accession number
29638:183

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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