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The Bachelor

Etcher Samuel Alken British
After Henry Wigstead British
Publisher Henry Brookes British
December 28, 1787
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Bachelor
  • Etcher: Samuel Alken (British, London 1756–1815 London)
  • Artist: After Henry Wigstead (British, 1745?–1800 Margate)
  • Publisher: Henry Brookes (British, active 1786–95)
  • Date: December 28, 1787
  • Medium: Hand-colored etching with aquatint
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 12 5/8 × 15 1/16 in. (32.1 × 38.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
  • Object Number: 59.533.2058
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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