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Print, The Shepherd Boy

This is a Print. It was association: Samuel Ireland and after William Hogarth. It is dated 1786-1794 and we acquired it in 1949. Its medium is etching and stipple engraving on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. George A. Kubler. It is credited Gift of Mrs. George A. Kubler.

Its dimensions are

Plate: 14.4 × 20.2 cm (5 11/16 × 7 15/16 in.) Paper: 15.6 × 22.8 cm (6 1/8 in. × 9 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed, lower left: "Wm Hogarth delt"; lower right: "Sam. Ireland fe."

Cite this object as

Print, The Shepherd Boy; After William Hogarth (English, 1697 - 1764); Association: Samuel Ireland (English, ca. 1744–1800); Ireland; etching and stipple engraving on paper; Plate: 14.4 × 20.2 cm (5 11/16 × 7 15/16 in.) Paper: 15.6 × 22.8 cm (6 1/8 in. × 9 in.); Gift of Mrs. George A. Kubler; 1949-152-91

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