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John Harris the Younger

The Point

Maker

John Harris the Younger (British, ca. 1791-ca. 1873)
Henry Thomas Alken (British, 1785-1851), designer

Title

The Point
Rudolph Ackerman's Shooting Scraps

Year

1850

Medium

  • etching,
  • aquatint,
  • hand coloring

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • etching,
  • aquatint,
  • hand coloring

Materials

hand coloring, aquatint

Supports

  • medium weight cream wove paper

Dimensions

13.8 x 19 cm (5 7/16 x 7 1/2 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In Plate--inscribed in UC:R. ACKERMAN'S SHOOTING SCRAPS.; numbered in UR:plate 2.; inscribed in LL:Drawn by H. Alken, Inscribed, dated and titled in LC:London:Published June 10th 1850, by Rudolph Ackermann at his Eclipse Sporting & Military, 191, Regent St./The Point./1st September; signed in LR:Eng.d by J. Harris

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the Fazzano Brothers

Object Number

84.198.1246

Type

  • Prints

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John Harris the Younger (British, ca. 1791-ca. 1873)
Henry Thomas Alken (British, 1785-1851), designer
The Point; Rudolph Ackerman's Shooting Scraps, 1850
etching; aquatint; hand coloring
13.8 x 19 cm (5 7/16 x 7 1/2 inches) (plate)
Gift of the Fazzano Brothers 84.198.1246

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