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1951

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Plate, Lady Leicester, Represented as Hope

This is a plate. It is dated 1823 and we acquired it in 1951. Its medium is stipple engraving and etching on copper plate. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Katherine Strong Welman.

Its dimensions are

H x W (approx.): 59.8 × 37.9 cm (23 9/16 × 14 15/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Plate, Lady Leicester, Represented as Hope; stipple engraving and etching on copper plate; H x W (approx.): 59.8 × 37.9 cm (23 9/16 × 14 15/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Katherine Strong Welman; 1950-97-1-a

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