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Tom and sea snakes
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Tom and sea snakes

Linley Sambourne (English, 1844–1910)
Joseph Swain (English, 1820–1909)
1882, published 1885
Medium/TechniquePen with black ink and opaque white watercolor on paper
DimensionsIn Mat: 21.5 x 14.6 cm (8 7/16 x 5 3/4 in.)
Credit LineJohn H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession number55.2905
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ClassificationsDrawings
Inscriptions"Sambourne 1882" lower rt.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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