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Beatrice Fishing for a Coronet

Publisher William Holland British
January 8, 1790
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Beatrice Fishing for a Coronet
  • Artist: Frederick George Byron (British, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire 1764–1792 Bristol)
  • Publisher: William Holland (British, 1757–1815)
  • Date: January 8, 1790
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: sheet: 10 x 14 5/8 in. (25.4 x 37.1 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
  • Object Number: 59.533.353
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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