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Plate from Illustrations to Popular Songs

A work made of soft ground etching with hand-coloring and aquatint on paper.
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  • A work made of soft ground etching with hand-coloring and aquatint on paper.

Date:

1822

Artist:

Henry Alken (English, 1785-1851)
published by Thomas McLean (English, active 1790-1860)

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Henry Alken

Title

Plate from Illustrations to Popular Songs

Place

England (Artist's nationality:)

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1822

Medium

Soft ground etching with hand-coloring and aquatint on paper

Dimensions

Image: 20.2 × 24 cm (8 × 9 1/2 in.); Plate: 21.3 × 25 cm (8 7/16 × 9 7/8 in.); Sheet: 24.5 × 34 cm (9 11/16 × 13 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Isaac K. Friedman

Reference Number

1932.1249.6

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