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The fight between the lion Wallace and the dogs Tinker and Ball
1825
illustration for Anecdotes of The Turf, The Chase, The Ring, and The Stage by Pierce Egan, published by Knight & Lacey, London, 1825, p. 101
Medium
hand-coloured etching and aquatint
Measurements
10.2 × 18.0 cm (image) 14.0 × 22.8 cm (sheet, trimmed within platemark)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1926
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Inscription
printed in ink l.r.: Design’d & etch,d by Theodore Lane.
printed in ink l.l.-l.r.: The Fight between the Lion WALLACE & the dogs TINKER & BALL in the Factory Yard in the Town of Warwick
printed in ink l.c.: London Published by Knight & Lacey Oct.r (r in superscript above . ) 1. 1825
Accession Number
1958.1-3
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Subjects (general)
Animals Leisure, Games and Sport Violence
Subjects (specific)
blood sports dog (species) fighting illustrations (layout features) lion (species) spectators (event observers) United Kingdom (nation)