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Letter: Stop Thief

A work made of signed letter in pen and brown ink, with several sketches in pen and brown ink, and one entire sheet of sketches in graphite and watercolor, signed in pen and black ink, on two sheets of cream wove paper.
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  • A work made of signed letter in pen and brown ink, with several sketches in pen and brown ink, and one entire sheet of sketches in graphite and watercolor, signed in pen and black ink, on two sheets of cream wove paper.

Date:

1851

Artist:

George Cruikshank
English, 1792-1878

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

George Cruikshank

Title

Letter: Stop Thief

Date

1851

Medium

Signed letter in pen and brown ink, with several sketches in pen and brown ink, and one entire sheet of sketches in graphite and watercolor, signed in pen and black ink, on two sheets of cream wove paper

Dimensions

228 × 144 (each sheet)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. John W. Taylor, Mrs. Winthrop M. Robinson, Jr. and Mrs. Fred D. Sauter from the Estate of Frances Hooper

Reference Number

1986.1582a

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