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Happiness

Engraver Thomas Burke Irish
After John Francis Rigaud British
Publisher John Boydell British
1799
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Happiness
  • Engraver: Thomas Burke (Irish, Dublin 1749–1815 London)
  • Artist: After John Francis Rigaud (British (born Italy), Turin 1742–1810 Packington)
  • Publisher: John Boydell (British, Dorrington, Shropshire 1720–1804 London)
  • Date: 1799
  • Medium: Stipple engraving
  • Dimensions: Plate: 23 3/8 × 17 1/4 in. (59.3 × 43.8 cm)
    Sheet: 23 7/8 × 17 13/16 in. (60.6 × 45.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
  • Object Number: 53.600.1458
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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