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1948

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2015

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Print, Theater Interior with a Tight-Rope Walker

This is a Print. It was designed by Alexander Wilson. It is dated ca. 1800 and we acquired it in 1948. Its medium is engraving on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

Its dimensions are

23.5 × 15.9 cm (9 1/4 × 6 1/4 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in pen and ink, lower center: Wilson sculp

Cite this object as

Print, Theater Interior with a Tight-Rope Walker; Designed by Alexander Wilson (Scottish, active USA, 1766–1813); engraving on paper; 23.5 × 15.9 cm (9 1/4 × 6 1/4 in.) ; 1948-89-7

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