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The Bowlers

After Sir George Harvey British, Scottish
Engraver William Henry Simmons British
Publisher E. Gambart & Co. British
ca. 1859
Not on view
Men play at bowls on a country green watched by children and a woman who leans on a wall, with stone cottages at right. The print is based on a painting first exhibited in 1850 (National Gallery of Scotland).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Bowlers
  • Artist: After Sir George Harvey (British, Saint-Ninian, Scotland 1806–1876 Edinburgh)
  • Engraver: William Henry Simmons (British, London 1811–1882 London)
  • Publisher: E. Gambart & Co. , London
  • Date: ca. 1859
  • Medium: Stipple engraving on chine collé; working proof
  • Dimensions: Plate: 19 1/16 × 32 5/8 in. (48.4 × 82.9 cm)
    Sheet: 21 in. × 34 1/4 in. (53.3 × 87 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1963
  • Object Number: 63.648.34
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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