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Racing: A False Start, plate 2 from "Fores's National Sports"

Engraver John Harris British
Engraver William Summers British
September 1, 1856
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: Racing: A False Start, plate 2 from "Fores's National Sports"
  • Series/Portfolio: Fores's National Sports
  • Engraver: John Harris (British, London 1811–1865 London)
  • Engraver: William Summers (British, active 1850–59)
  • Artist: After John Frederick Herring Sr. (British, London 1795–1865 Kent)
  • Published in: London
  • Date: September 1, 1856
  • Medium: Aquatint printed in color with touches of color added by hand
  • Dimensions: 20-7/8 x 41-3/4 in. (53 x 106 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Purchase, 1998
  • Object Number: 1998.124.3
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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