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Print, Royal Circus from Ackermann's Repository

This is a Print. It was designed by Thomas Rowlandson and Augustus Charles Pugin and print maker: J. Bluck, Thomas Rowlandson and Augustus Charles Pugin and published by Ackermann’s. It is dated 1809 and we acquired it in 1961. Its medium is aquatint with watercolor on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Hamill & Barker. It is credited Gift of Hamill and Barker.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 26.9 × 27.1 cm (10 9/16 × 10 11/16 in.) Platemark: 23.1 × 27.1 cm (9 1/8 × 10 11/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Print, Royal Circus from Ackermann's Repository; Designed by Thomas Rowlandson (British, 1756–1827), Augustus Charles Pugin (French, active Great Britain, ca. 1762–1832); Print Maker: J. Bluck (active 1791–1819); Published by Ackermann’s; aquatint with watercolor on paper; H x W: 26.9 × 27.1 cm (10 9/16 × 10 11/16 in.) Platemark: 23.1 × 27.1 cm (9 1/8 × 10 11/16 in.); Gift of Hamill and Barker; 1961-105-275

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