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"Our Children"

(English, 19th century)
(English, 1820–1909)
1865
Medium/TechniqueWood engraving; proof, touched with graphite pencil
DimensionsBlock: 10 x 12.8 cm (3 15/16 x 5 1/16 in.); Sheet: 21.3 x 26 cm (8 3/8 x 10 1/4 in.)
Credit LineJohn H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession number55.1508
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsR. Barnes lower rt. margins: Artist's notes to engraver in pencil
ProvenanceHarold Hartley, England (1851-1943): to Sir Harold Hartley, London, England (1878-1972); from whom purchased by MFA April 14,1955.
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1869
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