We Have the Exhibition to Examine

William Heath ('Paul Pry') British

Publisher Thomas McLean British

1827–29

Not on view

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Title: We Have the Exhibition to Examine
Artist: William Heath ('Paul Pry') (British, Northumbria 1794/95–1840 Hampstead)
Publisher: Thomas McLean (British, 1788–1875)
Date: 1827–29
Medium: Hand-colored etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 9 9/16 x 14 1/8 in. (24.3 x 35.9 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Purchase, Harry G. Friedman Bequest, 1967
Object Number: 67.539.56
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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