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Brewers Drays, from The Rhedarium, or, A New Book of Horses and Carriages

Publisher Elizabeth Jackson British
1784
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Brewers Drays, from The Rhedarium, or, A New Book of Horses and Carriages
  • Series/Portfolio: The Rhedarium, or, A New Book of Horses and Carriages
  • Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
  • Publisher: Elizabeth Jackson (British, active 1785–87)
  • Published in: London
  • Date: 1784
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Plate: 7 15/16 × 11 15/16 in. (20.2 × 30.4 cm)
    Sheet: 9 3/4 in. × 14 in. (24.8 × 35.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1956
  • Object Number: 59.533.22
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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