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FOX

Print
01/05/1801 (published)
Artist/Maker
Bunney & Gold (publisher)
Gilpin, Sawrey (artist)
Scott, J. (engraver)
Place of origin
London (printed and published)

'FOX'. A fox viewed in profile running across grassland.

Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleFOX
Materials and techniques
Engraving print on paper
Paper
Printing Ink
Engraving (Printing Process)
Brief description
'FOX'. A fox viewed in profile running across grassland. Engraving print on paper. After a painting by S. Gilpin. Engraved by J. Scott. Published by Bunney & Gold, London. 1801.
Physical description
'FOX'. A fox viewed in profile running across grassland.
Dimensions
  • Of sheet height: 12.3cm
  • Of sheet width: 18.7cm
Measured by DH 30/07/2010
Marks and inscriptions
  • FOX. (Title, centre below image.)
  • Published May 1,1801, By Bunney & Gold, 103 Shoe Lane, London. (Centre below title.)
  • S. Gilpin delt. (Below bottom-left corner of image.)
  • J. Scott. sculpt. (Below bottom-right corner of image.)
Production
The print is inscribed S. Gilpin delt. - this is very probably the celebrated animal painter Sawrey Gilpin.
Subject depicted
Fox
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.898-1896

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O915952/fox-print-gilpin-sawrey/
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