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The Origin of the Harp

Maker

After
(artist)
1806-1870

(printmaker)
1798-1873

Title

The Origin of the Harp

Date of Production

1862

Medium

printed in black
etching and engraving

Dimensions

Height: 27.6 cm
Width: 22.6 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.7721

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











Provenance

Provenance: H. J. Cornish Collection; acquired by Hampstead Public Library (by 1928); transferred to the Courtauld Institute of Art, Witt Library in 1966; transferred to the Courtauld Gallery from the Witt Library in 1990.

Inscriptions

Stamp: HAMPSTEAD PUBLIC LIBRARIES / LOCAL COLLECTION. / H. J. CORNISH COLLECTION. / 1928. //

Inscription: D. MACLISE, R.A. PINX.T //

Inscription: R. GRAVES, A.R.A. SCULP.T //

Stamp: WITT / LIBRARY 1972 //

Inscription: The origin of the Harp //

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