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A milkmaid holding a pail walks through a mountainous coastal landscape, towards a group of cows silhouetted on a distant hilltop. She shields her eyes against the rising sun. Early trial proof, before letters.
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Title: The Early Dawn
Engraver:
Samuel Cousins (British, Exeter 1801–1887 London)
Artist:
After Joshua Cristall (British, baptised London 1768–1847 London)
Publisher:
Francis Graham Moon (British, London 1796–1871 Brighton)
Publisher:
Goupil, Vibert & Co.
Date: 1844
Medium: Etching and engraving on chine collé; early state before letters
Dimensions:
Plate: 21 3/16 × 14 9/16 in. (53.8 × 37 cm)
Chine collé: 20 3/4 × 14 3/16 in. (52.7 × 36 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Object Number: 49.40.118
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