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The Lost Sheep

After Sir Edwin Henry Landseer British
Engraver Thomas Landseer British
Publisher Henry Graves & Co. British

January 1, 1864

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The body of a ram lying in the snow on a hillside, a dog beside barks at his master who is digging above, accompanied by two other dogs, another sheep behind them. Based on a painting exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1859.

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Title: The Lost Sheep

Artist: After Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (British, London 1802–1873 London)

Engraver: Thomas Landseer (British, London 1795–1880 London)

Publisher: Henry Graves & Co. (British, active 1827–1926)

Date: January 1, 1864

Medium: Etching, stipple and engraving on chine collé

Dimensions: Plate (trimmed at bottom): 33 5/8 × 19 13/16 in. (85.4 × 50.4 cm)
Sheet: 34 1/8 × 20 15/16 in. (86.7 × 53.2 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1963

Accession Number: 63.648.32

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Great Britain and Ireland, 1800-1900 A.D.

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