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Art of self-defence: Tom and Jerry receiving instruction from Mr Jackson at his rooms in Bond Street

Art of self-defence: Tom and Jerry receiving instruction from Mr Jackson at his rooms in Bond Street
 1821
plate 10 from Life in London by Pierce Egan, published by Sherwood, Neely & Jones, London, 1821

Medium
hand-coloured etching and aquatint
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1956
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
hand-coloured etching and aquatint
Measurements
10.8 × 18.0 cm (image) 14.9 × 23.7 cm (sheet, trimmed within platemark)
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Catalogue/s Raisonné
BM Satires 14329; Cohn 262; Reid 1010, 4755
Inscription
printed in ink l.r.: Drawn & Eng.d (d in superscript above . ) by I.R. & G. Cruikshank.
printed in ink l.l.-l.r.: ART OF SELF DEFENCE. Tom and Jerry receiving Instructions from M,,r (r in superscript above ,, ) Jackson, / at his Rooms in Bond Street.
printed in ink l.c.: Pub.d (d in superscript above . ) by Sherwood, Neely and Jones, Jan.y (y in superscript above . ) 1, 1821.
Accession Number
3345F-4
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1956
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Gallery location
Not on display

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