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Printed Piece

Henry Gardiner

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white image. Two sections of repeating design for printed piece by Henry Gardiner. Design shows a group of six people in classical dress interacting. Three men and three women. The tallest man on the left wears a waistcoat. The seated woman on the left holds a spear. Man second from right holds a bow. Woman on the right sits cross-legged on ground. Large triangular stone obelisk on the right. Wheels on left. Angel with wings flies above the group. Trees along left and right edges and bottom. Palm trees on right edge and bottom. Sky with clouds behind group.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1785
Medium
Cotton, copperplate printed
Culture
British
Dimensions
481 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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