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Snips

Publisher John Fairburn British
1815
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Snips
  • Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
  • Publisher: John Fairburn (British, active 1782–1851)
  • Date: 1815
  • Medium: Hand-colored etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 12 1/16 × 8 3/4 in. (30.6 × 22.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
  • Object Number: 59.533.1021
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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