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Children Bird-Nesting

Various artists/makers

June 1, 1774

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Title: Children Bird-Nesting

Artist: John Raphael Smith (British, baptized Derby 1751–1812 Doncaster)

Artist: After John Kitchingman (British, ca. 1740–1781)

Publisher: John Raphael Smith (British, baptized Derby 1751–1812 Doncaster)

Publisher: William Humphrey (British, 1742?–in or before 1814)

Date: June 1, 1774

Medium: Mezzotint

Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed to plate): 8 13/16 × 6 7/8 in. (22.4 × 17.5 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1962

Accession Number: 62.602.224

Chronology

Great Britain and Ireland, 1600-1800 A.D.

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