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print
;
album
Object Type
print
album
Museum number
1931,0413.47
Description
A washerwoman carrying pail, talking to two women at window on the right, a dog beside them; after Sandy. 1764 Etching
Producer name
Print made by:
William Harcourt, 3rd Earl Harcourt
After:
Paul Sandby
School/style
British
Production date
1764
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
Dimensions
Height:
220 millimetres
(trimmed)
Width:
175 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
The print is pasted in volume I of Richard Bull's collection of prints by amateurs, see 1931,0413.1. See Sloan 'A Noble Art' (London, 2000, BMP), no. 77 for similarity of washerwomen between this work and Sandby's.
Location
Not on display
Subjects
washerwoman/washerman
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Colnaghi
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Richard Bull
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Elizabeth Bull
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Richard Henry Alexander Bennet
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Richard Henry Alexander Bennet
Acquisition date
1931
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1931,0413.47