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Listeners ne'er hear any good of themselves

Engraver Thomas Lewis Atkinson British
Etcher Alfred E. Smith British
After Thomas Faed British, Scottish
1860–75
Not on view

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  • Title: Listeners ne'er hear any good of themselves
  • Engraver: Thomas Lewis Atkinson (British, Salisbury 1817–1898)
  • Etcher: Alfred E. Smith (British, 1810–1870)
  • Artist: After Thomas Faed (British, Gatehouse of Fleet, Scotland 1826–1900 London)
  • Date: 1860–75
  • Medium: Mixed method engraving with mezzotint; proof before letters
  • Dimensions: Plate: 26 7/8 × 34 13/16 in. (68.3 × 88.5 cm)
    Sheet: 27 15/16 × 37 13/16 in. (70.9 × 96 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
  • Object Number: 49.40.276
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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