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The Sweeps

Print
1820s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Etching on copper, printed on paper, entitled 'The Sweeps'. Proof before the number (5) in the top right hand corner. Initialled by the artist.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • The Sweeps
  • Carrying Three
Materials and techniques
Etching on copper, printed on India paper
Brief description
Etching by Edwin Landseer entitled 'The Sweeps' or 'Carrying Three'. Great Britain, ca. 1820s.
Physical description
Etching on copper, printed on paper, entitled 'The Sweeps'. Proof before the number (5) in the top right hand corner. Initialled by the artist.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.875in
  • Width: 8.875in
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Marks and inscriptions
E. L. (Signed)
Credit line
Given by John Sheepshanks
Collection
Accession number
FA.398

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Record createdJanuary 11, 2013
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