The Hopes of the Family–A Chip of the Old Block–The inheriter of his Fathers Virtues!–D– all Grafts; but, which Graft?
Artwork Details
- Title: The Hopes of the Family–A Chip of the Old Block–The inheriter of his Fathers Virtues!–D– all Grafts; but, which Graft?
- Artist: Isaac Cruikshank (British (born Scotland), Edinburgh 1764–1811 London)
- Publisher: S. W. Fores (London)
- Subject: Richard Brinsley Sheridan (Irish, Dublin 1751–1816 London)
- Subject: Thomas Sheridan (British, 1775–1817)
- Date: July 9, 1807
- Medium: Hand-colored etching
- Dimensions: Plate: 9 13/16 × 14 in. (25 × 35.6 cm)
Sheet: 10 1/8 × 14 7/16 in. (25.7 × 36.7 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Adele S. Gollin, 1976
- Object Number: 1976.602.87
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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