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Approach to Christmas (Primary Title)

James Pollard, English, 1792 - 1867 (Artist)

1831
English
Works On Paper
Prints
Color-printed and hand-colored etching and aquatint on wove paper with a watermark: J WHATMAN / 1830
European Art
Sheet: 18 1/16 × 23 1/8 in. (45.88 × 58.74 cm)
Plate (see remarks): 17 1/4 × 22 1/8 in. (43.82 × 56.2 cm)
Image: 15 1/8 × 20 7/16 in. (38.42 × 51.91 cm)
Mat: 24 × 30 in. (60.96 × 76.2 cm)
85.1391
Not on view
Stamped on verso: PAUL MELLON COLLECTION
Printed beneath image, lower left: "Painted by James Pollard."; lower right: "Engraved by George Hunt."; in center: "APPROACH TO CHRISTMAS./ London Published by J. Moore, at his Picture Frame Manufactory, No. 1.West St. Upper St. Martins Lane."
Paul Mellon Collection
Catching Sight: The World of British Sporting Print, VMFA, August 31, 2013 - July 13, 2014
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