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Songs of Seven

1866
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Songs of Seven
  • Author: Jean Ingelow (British, Boston, Lincolnshire 1820–1897 London)
  • Sitter: Jean Ingelow (British, Boston, Lincolnshire 1820–1897 London)
  • Illustrator: John William North (British, London 1842–1924 Stamborough, Somerset)
  • Publisher: Roberts Brothers (Boston, Massachusetts)
  • Printer: University Press: Welch, Bigelow & Co. (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
  • Date: 1866
  • Medium: Illustrations: wood engraving and stipple engraving
  • Dimensions: 9 1/2 x 6 7/8 x 11/16 in. (24.1 x 17.5 x 1.7 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Anonymous Gift, 1940
  • Object Number: 40.131.2
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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