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Living Made Easy : Twelve Humorous Subjects, Dedicated to the Utilitarian Society

Publisher Thomas McLean British
Printer Joseph Netherclift British
1830
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Object Information
  • Title: Living Made Easy : Twelve Humorous Subjects, Dedicated to the Utilitarian Society
  • Artist: Robert Seymour (British, Somerset 1798–1836 London)
  • Publisher: Thomas McLean (British, 1788–1875)
  • Printer: Joseph Netherclift (British, 1792–1863)
  • Date: 1830
  • Medium: Hand-colored etching
  • Dimensions: 11 × 16 9/16 × 1/4 in. (27.9 × 42 × 0.6 cm)
  • Classification: Portfolios
  • Credit Line: Gift of Joseph M. Fitzpatrick, 1983
  • Object Number: 1983.1161.1–.12
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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