Check Mate

Anonymous, British, 19th century British

Publisher J. Le Petit

1828–40

Not on view

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Title: Check Mate
Artist: Anonymous, British, 19th century
Publisher: J. Le Petit (active London and Dublin 1798–1820)
Date: 1828–40
Medium: Hand-colored etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 10 1/8 × 12 5/16 in. (25.7 × 31.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund and Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, by Exchange, 1970
Object Number: 1970.541.217
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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