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| Titles: | Banditti Resting Plate from Microcosm; or, a picturesque delineation of the arts, agriculture, manufactures, &c. of Great Britain, in a series of above six hundred groups of small figures, for the embellishment of landscape; drawn from nature, and etched by W. H., Pyne, and aquatinted by J. Hill.To which are added, explanations of the plates, and essays, relating to their various, To which are added, explanations of the plates, and essays, relating to their various subjects. 2 vols. (London: Pyne and Nattes, 1808) |
| Date: | 1803 |
| Artists: | William Henry Pyne (British, 1769–1843) , and John Claude Nattes (British, c. 1765–1839) In the manner of John Hamilton Mortimer (English, 1740–1779) Published by Pyne & Nattes, London |
| Medium: | Etching and aquatint, with soft-ground etching tone, printed in brown ink |
| Dimensions: | Plate (imcomplete): 8 7/16 x 8 7/8 inches (21.5 x 22.6 cm) Sheet (cut within platemark at top): 8 11/16 x 9 5/16 inches (22 x 23.6 cm) |
| Classification: | Prints |
| Credit Line: | The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the John S. Phillips bequest of 1876 to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman, gifts (by exchange) of Lisa Norris Elkins, Bryant W. Langston, Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White, with additional funds contributed by John Howard McFadden, Jr., Thomas Skelton Harrison, and the Philip H. and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation, 1985 |
| Accession Number: | 1985-52-22645 |
| Geography: | Made in London, England, Europe |
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