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Leila and Hassan

Maker

(artist)
1836-1875

(engraver)
1820-1909

Title

Leila and Hassan

Date of Production

30/12/1865

Medium

Wood engraving, black ink on paper

Dimensions

Height: 15 cm
Width: 11.7 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.4549

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

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Provenance

previous owner: Witt, Robert (Sir)

Inscriptions

Inscription: In image, recto: lower left corner, black ink: "A Houghton"; lower right corner, black ink: "SWAIN". Sheet, recto: upper margin, black print: "Dec. 30, 1865.] ONCE A WEEK. 769 / LEILA AND HASSAN. / (A PERSIAN LEGEND)"; lower margin, black print: SPAKE the King ... [19 lines of text in two columns] ... of woe!"

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