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Locomotion: Walking by Steam, Riding by Steam, Flying by Steam

Publisher Published by Thomas McLean British
ca. 1830
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Locomotion: Walking by Steam, Riding by Steam, Flying by Steam
  • Artist: Robert Seymour (British, Somerset 1798–1836 London)
  • Publisher: Published by Thomas McLean (British, 1788–1875)
  • Date: ca. 1830
  • Medium: Hand-colored etching
  • Dimensions: sheet: 9 11/16 x 13 3/4 in. (24.6 x 35 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Paul Bird Jr., 1962
  • Object Number: 62.696.15
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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