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The Lime Kiln

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

Etching on copper, printed on paper, depicting a landscape with a doorway under a tree and a body of water in the foreground with a swan. Before letters. Initialled by the artist. Proof before the number (4) in the top right hand corner.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Lime Kiln (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Etching on copper, printed on India paper
Brief description
Etching by Edwin Landseer entitled 'The Lime Kiln'. Great Britain, ca. 1820s.
Physical description
Etching on copper, printed on paper, depicting a landscape with a doorway under a tree and a body of water in the foreground with a swan. Before letters. Initialled by the artist. Proof before the number (4) in the top right hand corner.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.6875in
  • Width: 6in
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Marks and inscriptions
E. L. (Signed )
Credit line
Given by John Sheepshanks
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
FA.402A

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Record createdJanuary 11, 2013
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