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The Pick of the Litter

Print
1986 (printed and published), 1908 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A print depicting a man, wearing traditional fox hunting clothing, presenting two young children with a beagle puppy.

Object details

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Object type
TitleThe Pick of the Litter (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph
Brief description
Print, 'The Pick of the Litter', by Arthur John Elsley, published by The Medici Society Ltd., colour offset lithograph, Great Britain, printed and published 1986 after an original oil painting made in 1908
Physical description
A print depicting a man, wearing traditional fox hunting clothing, presenting two young children with a beagle puppy.
Dimensions
  • Size of sheet height: 50cm
  • Size of sheet width: 37.7cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1990
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'ARTHUR J. ELSLEY 1908' (Signed and dated )
  • (Lettered with title in capitals)
  • 'Arthur J. Elsley (1860-1952) / Original, oil 48 x 36 in. (122 x 91.4 cm.) / By courtesy of E. Stacy-Marks Limited / © THE MEDICI SOCIETY LTD 1986 / USA distributors: Graphic Arts Unlimited Inc., New York City. / Printed in England / PMP 161' (Lettered)
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1990
Collection
Accession number
E.2697-1990

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Record createdFebruary 23, 2009
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