print; book-illustration

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Object Type: print; book-illustration
Museum number: 1871,0429.650
Description: Peter Schlemihl, in the dress of a German student; in swift pursuit of a shadow (belonging to the man with the invisible charm); a path through a dense forest; illustration to von Chamisso's "Peter Schlemihl" (1822) Etching
Producer name: Print made by: George Cruikshank; Published by: G & W.B Whittaker
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Production date: 1822
Production place: Published in: London (England)
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Dimensions: Height: 135 millimetres (sheet); Width: 94 millimetres (sheet)
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Bibliographic references: Reid 1871 / A descriptive catalogue of the works of George Cruikshank (1103); Cohn 1924 / George Cruikshank, catalogue raisonné (475)
Location: Not on display
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Acquisition name: Purchased from: Thomas Morson; Purchased through: Sotheby's (sale 31.iii.1871/70); Purchased through: Edward Daniell
Acquisition date: 1871
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1871,0429.650

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