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print
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satirical print
Object Type
print
satirical print
Museum number
1939,0522.3
Title
Object:
The Hammersmith Ghost
Description
Satire: a figure in a white gown, arms hed above his head, beside a gallows at night. 1 February 1804 Etching with stipple
Producer name
Published by:
R S Kirby
Published by:
Edmund Scott
School/style
British
Production date
1804
Production place
Published in:
London (England)
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
stipple
Dimensions
Height:
213 millimetres
Width:
125 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
BM Satires / Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum
(undescribed)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
satire
ghost
Associated places
Associated with:
London
Acquisition date
1939
Acquisition notes
Given by Miss Kathleen Polson
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1939,0522.3