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"The Crew was Complete," Illustration to "The Hunting of the Snark" by Lewis Carroll
Henry Holiday (English, 1839–1927)
Cut by: Joseph Swain (English, 1820–1909)
Author: Lewis Carroll (English, 1832–1898)
Publisher: Macmillan and Company
Cut by: Joseph Swain (English, 1820–1909)
Author: Lewis Carroll (English, 1832–1898)
Publisher: Macmillan and Company
1876
Medium/Technique
Wood engraving; burnished India proof
Dimensions
Block: 13 x 8.7 cm (5 1/8 x 3 7/16 in.); Sheet: 32.6 x 24.5 cm (12 13/16 x 9 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession Number55.2297
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Description"The Crew was Complete," Illustration to "The Hunting of the Snark" by Lewis Carroll. London: MacMillan and Company, 1876, p.5
Signed
Signed
Inscriptionsl.r. in block: "Swain Sc"; l. center in block: "h.h."
ProvenanceHarold T. Hartley, England (b. 1851 - d. 1943); Sir Harold Hartley, London, England (b. 1878 - d. 1972); 1955, purchased from Hartley by the MFA . (Accession Date: April 14,1955)