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Neptune, the property of W. E. Gosling Esqr.

• Object type

  • print

• Museum number

  1878,0713.1525

• Title (object)

  • Neptune, the property of W. E. Gosling Esqr.

• Description

  Head of a black and white dog, looking to left with tongue protruding; after Edwin Landseer; state before title. 1824
  Etching, engraving and stipple on chine collé

• Producer name

  • After: Edwin Landseer
  • Print made by: Thomas Landseer
  • Published by: Sherwood & Co

• School/style

  • British

• Date

  • 1824

• Production place

  • Published in: London
  • (Europe,British Isles,England,London)

• Materials

  • paper

• Technique

  • stipple
  • etching
  • engraving

• Dimensions

  • Height: 215 millimetres
  • Width: 154 millimetres

• Inscriptions

  • • Inscription Content

      Lettered below image with production detail: "Engraved by T. Landseer from a drawing by his brother Edwin", with publication line: "Published March 1. 1824 by Sherwood, Jones & Co."
      Inscribed in graphite below image: "Neptune".

• Bibliography

  • Graves 1874 89

• Location

  Not on display (British XIXc Unmounted Roy)

• Subjects

  • dog

• Acquisition name

  • Purchased from: Henry Graves & Co

• Acquisition date

  1878

• Department

  Prints & Drawings

• Registration number

  1878,0713.1525