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A good bite or Swallowing the bait

A good bite or Swallowing the bait
 (1823); published 1835
from the Cruikshankiana series, published by Thomas McLean, London, 1835

Medium
etching
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1939
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
etching
Measurements
8.9 × 13.0 cm (image) 13.1 × 17.1 cm (plate) 25.8 × 37.6 cm irreg. (sheet)
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Catalogue/s Raisonné
BM Satires 14579; Cohn 212
Edition
2nd of 2 states
Inscription
printed in ink l.l.: T L
printed in ink l.r.: WH. fect
printed in ink l.c.: A Good Bite or Swalowing the Bait / Pub.d (d in superscript above . ) by Tho.s (s in superscript above . ) M.cLean (c in superscript above . ), 26, Haymarket, Aug.t (t in superscript above . ) 1.st (st in superscript above . ) 1835.
Accession Number
919.38-4
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1939
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Gallery location
Not on display

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