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Eve's Legend: Written in 1824

1928
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Eve's Legend: Written in 1824
  • Author: Henry Richard Fox (later Vassall), 3rd Baron Holland (British, Wiltshire 1773–1840 Kensington)
  • Engraver: Hester Margaret Sainsbury (British, born 1889/90)
  • Designer: Typography by Frederick Etchells (British, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1886–1973 Folkestone, Kent)
  • Publisher: Etchells & Macdonald (London)
  • Printer: Chiswick Press (British, London)
  • Date: 1928
  • Medium: Illustrations: wood engraving
  • Dimensions: 12 x 7 7/8 x 11/16 in. (30.5 x 20 x 1.7 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1966
  • Object Number: 66.554.8
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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