print
- Museum number
- 1977,U.256.1
- Title
- Series: College Life
- Description
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Six small images of humorous scenes, with people bearing heads of animals; from Part 2 of the series.
Etching
- Production date
- 1849
- Dimensions
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Height: 178 millimetres
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Width: 140 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- From a series of etchings by Edward Bradley from 1849-1850, originally planned to be published in 8 Parts with 4 etchings in each, 'illustrative of the principal Scenes and Characters to be met with in a College Life.'; this plan was later revised, and the First Series to be published in 6 Parts, followed by a Second Series, and subscribers were informed that 'the Second Series, and all re-issues of the First, will appear under the nom de guerre of "Cuthbert Bede, B.A." '. The series was issued in brown wrappers, with front cover printed in red and blue: 'Part / India Proofs, 5s, 0D. / Prints, 2s. 6D. / College Life. / A series / of / Original Etchings, / by / Edward Bradley, B.A. / Oxford: Wyatt and Son, 115, High Street. / Cambridge / Dimmock, 25, Sidney Street. / Durham: Andrews, Saddler Street.', title page with same text as on front cover and quotation from Swift: "A college joke to cure the dumps." and list of plates (only inside Parts 5&6), and notes about the series printed in blue on the back cover. The prints are interleaved with thin paper.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1753-1977
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1977,U.256.1
