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Henry Heath
A very likely character (1830s)
hand-coloured lithograph on green paper
22.7 × 18.0 cm (image and sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1930
Photo: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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A very likely character
(1830s)
Medium
hand-coloured lithograph on green paper
Measurements
22.7 × 18.0 cm (image and sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1930
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Printing/Publishing
printed by Lefevre & Kohler, London; published by I. B. Brookes, London
Inscription
printed (diagonally) in ink l.c.r.: H Heath
printed (diagonally) in ink l.c.l.: I.B. Brookes 9 New Bond S.t (t in superscript above . )
printed in ink l.c.: My Son, d’ye think there’s a likeness ? / Printed by Lefevre & Kohler 52 Newman S.t (t in superscript above . )
printed in ink u.c.: A VERY LIKE (LIKE underlined) LY CHARACTER
printed in ink l.l.: N.o (o in superscript above . ) 8
Accession Number
4408C-3
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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Subjects (general)
Human Figures Humour and Satire Relationships and Interactions
Subjects (specific)
caricatures cartoons (humorous images) contrast men (male humans) mothers sons (people) women (female humans)
Movements
Regency (British)