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"Tennis at the Rectory"

(English, 19th century)
(English, 1820–1909)
Medium/TechniqueWood engraving; proof
DimensionsBlock: 8.7 x 10 cm (3 7/16 x 3 15/16 in.); Sheet: 21 x 26.5 cm (8 1/4 x 10 7/16 in.)
Credit LineJohn H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession number55.1511
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsSWAIN lower left, R 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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1865
William Barnes
1869
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1996
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