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The Honors of the Sitting

A work made of hand-colored etching on ivory laid paper.
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  • A work made of hand-colored etching on ivory laid paper.

Date:

published January 30, 1805

Artist:

Charles WIlliams (English, active 1797-1830)
published by S. W. Fores (English, active 1785-1825)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Charles Williams

Title

The Honors of the Sitting

Place

England (Artist's nationality:)

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1805

Medium

Hand-colored etching on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 22.3 × 33.5 cm (8 13/16 × 13 1/4 in.); Plate: 24.5 × 34.8 cm (9 11/16 × 13 3/4 in.); Sheet: 26 × 37.6 cm (10 1/4 × 14 13/16 in.)

Credit Line

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

Reference Number

1928.1434

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