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The Louth Mail Stopt by the Snow (Primary Title)
Scenes During the Snow Storm, December 1836 (Series Title)

James Pollard, English, 1792 - 1867 (Artist)

1837
English
Works On Paper
Prints
Hand-colored lithograph on gray wove paper
European Art
Sheet: 12 3/8 × 17 13/16 in. (31.43 × 45.24 cm)
Image: 10 1/16 × 15 in. (25.56 × 38.1 cm)
Other (matted): 19 × 25 in. (48.26 × 63.5 cm)
85.1360.4
Not on view
Printed above image, upper center: "SCENES DURING THE SNOW STORM DECEMBER 1836."; upper right: "Plate 4.". Printed beneath image, lower left: "Drawn by J.Pollard."; lower right: "on Stone by G. B. Campion."; lower center: "London, Published February 1st. 1836. by Ackermann & Co. 96 Strand./ THE LOUTH MAIL STOPT BY THE SNOW, ASSISTANCE IN PROSPECT BUT NOT THE TIME TO HESITATE, THE LETTER BAGS SENT FORWARD WITH THE GUARD IN A POST-CHAISE AND FOUR." Printed in lower right corner: "Printed by J. Graf." Inscribed in graphite on verso: "7316 (?) / 1 1/4 Black".
Paul Mellon Collection
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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