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Knives, Scissars, and Razors to Grind

Print
1793-1797 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Colour print.

Object details

Category
Object type
Titles
  • Knives, Scissars, and Razors to Grind (assigned by artist)
  • Cries of London (series title)
Materials and techniques
Colour stipple engraving with additional colour by hand
Brief description
Print entitled 'Knives, Scissars, and Razors to Grind'. Plate (6 of 13) from the series 'Cries of London', published by Colnaghi & Co., London, 1793-1797. Colour stipple engraving by Giovanni Vendramini after Francis Wheatley.
Physical description
Colour print.
Dimensions
  • Cut to height: 40.6cm
  • Cut to width: 32.7cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963. London: HMSO, 1964.
Marks and inscriptions
  • (Lettered with title in English and French, series title, dates, publisher's name and plate number)
  • 'Painted by F, Wheatley R.A. Engraved by G. Vendramini.' (Lettered)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mrs M. V. Cunliffe
Object history
Other impressions of Nos. 1, 2, 5, 10 are in the Department of Prints and Drawings, E.1620-1623-1948.
Production
Attribution note: Printed from a single plate
Subject depicted
Place depicted
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963 . London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Accession number
E.111-1963

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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