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The Captive Slave

Print
c.1831 (engraved)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

'The Captive Slave'. An engraving print, after the painting by Charles Hancock. A dog in a metal collar with a heavy chain attached, seated looking up to the top-right of the picture into a ray of daylight. Engraved with the signature C. Hancock 1831 in the lower-left corner of the image.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleThe Captive Slave
Materials and techniques
Engraving print on paper
Brief description
'The Captive Slave'. A dog in a metal collar with a heavy chain attached, seated looking up to the top-right of the picture into a ray of daylight. Engraving print on paper. After the painting by Charles Hancock. Engraved by Beckwith. c.1831.
Physical description
'The Captive Slave'. An engraving print, after the painting by Charles Hancock. A dog in a metal collar with a heavy chain attached, seated looking up to the top-right of the picture into a ray of daylight. Engraved with the signature C. Hancock 1831 in the lower-left corner of the image.
Dimensions
  • Of sheet height: 32.7cm
  • Width: 25.3cm
Measured by DH 16/07/2010.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'C. Hancock 1831' (Engraved in the lower-left corner of the image.)
  • '"THE CAPTIVE SLAVE." / (By C. Hancock)' (Centre, below image.)
Production
The attribution of the engraver is based on mention of such an engraving in The Athenaeum Journal, 1832. See References.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
The Athenaeum Journal of Literature, Science, and the Fine Arts. From January to December, 1832. London : Published at The Office, 2, Catherine Street, Strand, by J. Francis. 1832. p 507
Collection
Accession number
29631:36

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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