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Captain Epilogue

Subject Edward Topham British
Publisher Thomas Cornell British
October 5, 1785
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Captain Epilogue
  • Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
  • Subject: Edward Topham (British, York 1751–1820 Doncaster)
  • Publisher: Thomas Cornell (British, active 1780–92)
  • Published in: London
  • Date: October 5, 1785
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 10 3/8 × 7 3/8 in. (26.3 × 18.8 cm)
    Plate: 9 13/16 × 6 9/16 in. (25 × 16.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
  • Object Number: 59.533.106
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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