print;
book-illustration
- Museum number
- 1882,0311.2600
- Description
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Fable of The Setting Dog and the Partridge; a dog creeping towards a partridge in a field; two fowlers holding a net behind at left, a third pointing towards three partridges, flying away towards right; in an oval, within rectangular frame; illustration to 'Fables by the late Mr Gay' (Thomas Saint, Newcastle: 1797); proof.
Wood-engraving
- Production date
- 1773-1779
- Dimensions
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Height: 45 millimetres (image)
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Width: 58 millimetres (image)
- Curator's comments
- According to Tattersfield, the 1797 edition was a reprint of the 1779 edition, with three additional vignettes, originally intended for 'Select Fables' of 1784.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: Fables by the late Mr Gay
- Acquisition date
- 1882
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1882,0311.2600
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: I.B. 96