album; print; book-illustration

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Object Type: album; print; book-illustration
Museum number: 1866,0512.2406
Description: The squire with his cur standing by his side, in conversation with two men outside a house with a high gate; illustration to 'The Squire and his Cur' in John Gay's 'Fables', volume 2 (1738). 1738 Etching finished with engraving
Producer name: Print made by: Gérard Jean Baptiste Scotin II; After: Gravelot; Published by: John Knapton; Published by: Paul Knapton; Published by: T Cox
School/style: British
Production date: 1738
Materials: paper
Technique: etching; engraving
Dimensions: Height: 330 millimetres (album sheet); Width: 260 millimetres
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Curator's comments: For related drawing see 1890,1110.7. See 1866,0512.2109-2110 for comment on the album. Cataloguing supported by the Elizabeth Cayzer Charitable Trust
Bibliographic references: IFF / Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes (241)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: animal
Associated names: Illustration to: John Gay
Associated titles
Acquisition name: Bequeathed by: Frederick William Fairholt
Acquisition date: 1866
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1866,0512.2406

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