John Bull Reading the Extraordinary Red Book

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

William Elmes

Title

John Bull Reading the Extraordinary Red Book

Place

England (Artist's nationality:)

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1816

Medium

Hand-colored etching on ivory wove paper

Dimensions

Image: 24.9 × 35 cm (9 13/16 × 13 13/16 in.); Sheet, trimmed within platemark: 25.4 × 35.5 cm (10 × 14 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Thomas F. Furness in memory of William McCallin McKee

Reference Number

1928.1281

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