Design for the Frontispiece of The British Sportsman

Samuel Howitt British

ca. 1812

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Title: Design for the Frontispiece of The British Sportsman
Artist: Samuel Howitt (British, Nottinghamshire 1756–1823 London)
Date: ca. 1812
Medium: Brush and watercolor
Dimensions: sheet: 7 1/4 x 5 3/8 in. (18.4 x 13.7 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1965
Object Number: 63.651.3
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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