Breathing a Vein

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

James Gillray

Title

Breathing a Vein

Place

England (Artist's nationality:)

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Published 1804

Medium

Hand-colored etching on paper

Dimensions

Image: 22.5 × 19.5 cm (8 7/8 × 7 11/16 in.); Plate: 26.2 × 20.5 cm (10 3/8 × 8 1/8 in.); Sheet: 27.5 × 22.5 cm (10 7/8 × 8 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

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

Reference Number

1928.1361

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