Mr. Bouncewell and His Colleagues 'Trying it On'

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Mr. Bouncewell and His Colleagues 'Trying it On'
Mr. Bouncewell and His Colleagues 'Trying it On'
Artist/Maker (British, 1817 - 1864)
DatePulb. Janaury, 1841
MediumEtching and mezzotint on paper
DimensionsComposition (elliptical): 5 3/4 in. × 4 in. (14.6 × 10.2 cm) Sheet: 8 1/4 × 5 1/4 in. (21 × 13.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Maitland C. De Sormo, Class of 1929
Object number1983.86
Not on view
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Provenance 1983: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery), by gift of Maitland C. De Sormo
Signature Signed in plate at lower left: JLeech; in typeset at lower center: London, Published by Richard Bentley, Jany. 1841.
Inscribed Entitled in plate at lower center: Mr. Bouncewell and his Colleagues "trying it on."; inscribed in typeset at lower center: London, Published by Richard Bentley, Jany. 1841.; in pencil on verso at lower right: INV 499 [with strike through]
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Medium: Vintage Associated Press wirephoto
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