The Goblin Story

Artist and publisher Peltro William Tomkins British
after William Hamilton British
Author illustration to James Thomson British, Scottish
July 1, 1795
Not on view

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  • Title: The Goblin Story
  • Artist and publisher: Peltro William Tomkins (British, London 1759–1840 London)
  • Artist: after William Hamilton (British, London 1751–1801 London)
  • Author: illustration to James Thomson (British, Ednam, Scotland 1700–1748 Richmond-upon-Thames)
  • Date: July 1, 1795
  • Medium: Etching and stipple
  • Dimensions: Plate: 12 1/8 × 11 7/8 in. (30.8 × 30.1 cm)
    Sheet: 13 11/16 × 13 1/2 in. (34.8 × 34.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gertrude and Thomas Jefferson Mumford Collection, Gift of Dorothy Quick Mayer, 1942
  • Object Number: 42.119.425
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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