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"Britannia with Allegorical Figures," Illustration to "Punch's Almanack"

John Tenniel (English, 1820–1914)
Cut by: Joseph Swain (English, 1820–1909)
1889

Medium/Technique Wood engraving; proof, touched with opaque white watercolor
Dimensions Block: 20.8 x 37.9 cm (8 3/16 x 14 15/16 in.); Sheet: 31 x 46 cm (12 3/16 x 18 1/8 in.)
Credit Line John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession Number55.3628
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionBritannia on horse with sword; crowd of allegorical figures; Mr. Punch, St. Paul's in b.g. mock turtle and gryphon
Signed Signed
Inscriptionsl.l.: "Swain Sc"; l.r.: artist's monogram with "1889"; margin: artist's notes to engraver in pencil
ProvenanceHarold Hartley, England (1851-1943): to Sir Harold Hartley, London, England (1878-1972); from whom purchased by MFA April 14,1955.