The Manual and the Ten Divisions of the Highland Broad Sword

Thomas Rowlandson British

Etcher Aquatint by John Hill American, born England

Publisher Henry Angelo British

1799

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Title: The Manual and the Ten Divisions of the Highland Broad Sword
Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
Etcher: Aquatint by John Hill (American (born England), London 1770–1850 Clarksville, New York)
Publisher: Henry Angelo (British, London 1756–1835 London)
Date: 1799
Medium: Hand-colored etching and aquatint
Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed close to plateline): 20 3/4 in. × 25 in. (52.7 × 63.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Object Number: 59.533.1148
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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