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"Mr. Punch's Christmas Fancy Ball"
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"Mr. Punch's Christmas Fancy Ball"

John Tenniel (English, 1820–1914)
Joseph Swain (English, 1820–1909)
1898
Medium/TechniqueWood engraving; proof, touched with opaque white watercolor and graphite pencil
DimensionsBlock: 20.7 x 40.6 cm (8 1/8 x 16 in.); Sheet: 30.4 x 45.3 cm (11 15/16 x 17 13/16 in.)
Credit LineJohn H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession number55.3622
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Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
Inscriptionsl.l.: artist's monogram; l.r.: "Swain Sc"; margin: artist's notes to engraver in graphite pencilProvenanceHarold Hartley, England (1851-1943): to Sir Harold Hartley, London, England (1878-1972); from whom purchased by MFA April 14,1955.
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