Reading the Litany

Engraver James Scott British

After Alfred Rankley British

Publisher Henry Graves & Co. British

November 15, 1868

Not on view

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Title: Reading the Litany
Engraver: James Scott (British, London 1809–1899)
Artist: After Alfred Rankley (British, 1819–1872 London)
Publisher: Henry Graves & Co. (British, active 1827–1926)
Date: November 15, 1868
Medium: Mixed method mezzotint
Dimensions: Image: 22 11/16 × 31 7/16 in. (57.7 × 79.9 cm)
Plate: 26 × 35 in. (66 × 88.9 cm)
Sheet: 28 9/16 × 39 1/4 in. (72.6 × 99.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Object Number: 49.40.291
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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