Hardwick Hall, from "The Portfolio"

After David Cox British

February 1877

Not on view

In this plate from the magazine 'Portfolio' (1878-9) a graphite notation in the margin identifies the subject as Hardwick Hall. The latter is seen in the distance above trees with birds in the sky. In the foreground a man sits with two dogs.

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Title: Hardwick Hall, from "The Portfolio"
Series/Portfolio: The Portfolio, vol. 8, edited by P. G. Hamerton
Artist: Alfred-Louis Brunet-Debaines (French, Le Havre 1845–1939 Hyères)
Artist: After David Cox (British, Birmingham 1783–1859 Harborne, near Birmingham)
Date: February 1877
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 9 9/16 × 13 9/16 in. (24.3 × 34.5 cm)
Plate: 7 7/8 × 10 1/16 in. (20 × 25.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Bequest of Grace M. Pugh, 1985
Object Number: 1986.1180.1610
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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