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The Anatomy of Happiness

Maker

Thomas Sibson (artist)
1817-1844

Thomas Sibson (etcher)
1817-1844

Thomas Sibson (publisher)
1817-1844

J. Yates (printer)

Title

The Anatomy of Happiness

Date of Production

1838

Medium

Ink on paper

Dimensions

Height: 22.3 cm
Width: 26.4 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.5731

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

Information not yet known or updated

Inscriptions

Inscription: inscription : printed : lower right & recto : : S. Sibson 1838

Inscription: inscription : printed : lowercenter & recto : : The Anatomy of Happiness / Plate Second / Father this pledge thy anxious care / First bound around Glendower's neck! / With Fortune's change - Oh! canst thou bear / Thy faith is plighted word to break / Published by the Artist / London - April 1st 1838 //

Inscription: inscription : printed : lower right : : Printed by J. Yates

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