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Dr. Syntax at the Funeral of His Wife

1820
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Dr. Syntax at the Funeral of His Wife
  • Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
  • Date: 1820
  • Medium: Etching; early state
  • Dimensions: Image: 4 1/2 × 7 13/16 in. (11.4 × 19.8 cm)
    Sheet: 5 1/16 × 8 1/4 in. (12.8 × 21 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1950
  • Object Number: 50.535.2
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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