print
- Museum number
- 1929,0809.3
- Title
- Object: The Sentry Box
- Description
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Scene from Sterne's 'Tristram Shandy', uncle Toby sitting on a bench, looking into the eye of the Widow Wadman at left, protesting that he can see nothing in there; a map of 'Duynkerke' on the wall behind; a proof with scratched names. 1833
Engraving and etching
- Production date
- 1833
- Dimensions
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Height: 455 millimetres
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Width: 305 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- See 1836,0715.11 for lettered impression. The painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy, London in 1831 (No. 238). There are versions in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum (Sheepshanks bequest), and two in the Tate collection and a watercolour version in the BM (2019,7094.1).
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: Tristram Shandy
- Acquisition date
- 1929
- Acquisition notes
- The group of prints by M.I.Danforth (1929,0809.1 to 16) was presented by Henry N.Dodge, the artist's son-in-law
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1929,0809.3
