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Porter, Fish-woman, & Journeyman Flesber; Auld Reekie

1825
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Porter, Fish-woman, & Journeyman Flesber; Auld Reekie
  • Engraver: George Hunt (British, active 1820–45)
  • Artist: After M. Egerton (British, active London, 1820–29)
  • Publisher: George Hunt (British, active 1820–45)
  • Publisher: Henry Pyall (British, 1795/6–1832/3)
  • Date: 1825
  • Medium: Hand-colored etching and aquatint
  • Dimensions: Plate: 9 3/8 × 7 11/16 in. (23.8 × 19.5 cm)
    Sheet: 10 7/16 × 8 3/8 in. (26.5 × 21.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund and Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, by Exchange, 1970
  • Object Number: 1970.541.176
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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