Myles Birket Foster
The Sleeping Shepherd
Maker
Myles Birket Foster (English, 1825-1899), designer
Title
The Sleeping Shepherd
Year
1800s
Materials/Techniques
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Materials
etching, drypointSupports
Dimensions
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20.3 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 inches) (plate)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Original--Recto:numbered in pencil in LR:C36648L Verso:inscribed inpencil along left edge:Sheep Feeding/by Birket-FosterIn Plate--Initialed in LR:FB
Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of the Chace Foundation
Object Number
72.124 Type
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Tombstone
Myles Birket Foster (English, 1825-1899), designer
The Sleeping Shepherd, 1800s
etching; drypoint
20.3 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 inches) (plate)
Gift of the Chace Foundation 72.124
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