The Woodcutter

June 1, 1849

Not on view

A woodcutter works near a white horse loaded with wood and hay wrapped in a blanket. The horse nibbles flowers offered by a girl who sits on the ground.

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Title: The Woodcutter
Artist: After Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (British, London 1802–1873 London)
Engraver: Charles George Lewis (British, Enfield, Middlesex 1808–1880 Felpham, Sussex)
Date: June 1, 1849
Medium: Etching, engraving and stipple on chine collé; proof before title
Dimensions: Plate: 23 1/8 × 28 5/16 in. (58.8 × 71.9 cm)
Sheet: 26 3/4 × 33 3/8 in. (68 × 84.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947
Object Number: 47.30.52
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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