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The Craft in Danger

Maker

(artist)
1742-1826

(publisher)

(printer)

Title

The Craft in Danger

Date of Production

1877

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Height: 20.1 cm
Width: 28.3 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.4603.164

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

Keywords






dinosaur

walrus

Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Inscriptions

Inscription: Recto: centre, printed: THE CRAFT IN DANGER / An uproar among the Craftsmen at Ephesus opposing a new Species of Knowledge which they thought might interfere with the profits of their trade.

Inscription: Recto: left, in speech bubble, printed: Go in Friend / Fear nothing

Inscription: Recto: centre, printed: -Hope is lost the rope gives way / and muscular motion gains the day

Inscription: Recto: centre, printed: Strontian

Inscription: Recto: right, in speech bubble, printed: Sirs you know that by this / Craft we have our / Wealth.

Inscription: Recto: right, in speech bubble, printed: Bar-Clay I Know it not / Neither is it mentioned by / the Illustrious / Werner.

Inscription: Recto: right, in speech bubble, printed: I insist Bar-Clay shall be / Employed in the new Building / It will Strengthen & adorn / the Structure

Inscription: Recto: right, printed: Float Stone / Clay Stone / Loam / Potters Clay / Pure Clay / Alum Stone & c. / Common Clay / Werners System / Clay Family / Clay Genus

Inscription: Recto: lower right, printed: 322 / Acts XIX Ver. 23 & cc.

Stamp: Verso: upper right, stamped: WITT / LIBRARY

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