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Pictures on the Thames

Print
ca. 1860-1870 (published)
Artist/Maker
Ridley, Matthew White (artist)
Swain, Joseph (wood-engraver)
Place of origin
London (published)

A port scene in London with sailors disembarking.


Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
TitlePictures on the Thames (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Woodengraving
Wood
Printing Ink
Chalk
Wood-Engraving
Brief description
Woodengraving. Working proof. Designed by Matthew White Ridley, wood-engraved by Joseph Swain. Illustration to Pictures on the Thames, ca. 1870.
Physical description
A port scene in London with sailors disembarking.
Dimensions
  • Height: 23.8cm
  • Width: 31.2cm
  • Depth: 2.4cm
Styles
British School
Victorian
Marks and inscriptions
  • SWAIN SC (Signed, lower right)
  • M.W. RIDLEY (Signed, lower left)
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.8759-1905

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O851606/pictures-on-the-thames-print-ridley-matthew-white/
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