The Return Home

1830

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A bearded man with long curled hair, holding a crooked staff, rides a donkey along a path towards a distant cottage, as a woman waits at the door.

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Title: The Return Home
Artist: Edward Calvert (British, Appledore, Devon 1799–1833 Hackney (London))
Date: 1830
Medium: Wood engraving; third state of three
Dimensions: Image: 1 5/8 × 2 15/16 in. (4.2 × 7.5 cm)
Sheet: 2 1/8 × 3 7/16 in. (5.4 × 8.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1931
Object Number: 31.87.40
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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