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James Seymour
1702-1752
The Hunter Rising to a Three-bar Gate, at a Standing Leap
Pen and brown ink on paper.
5 11/16 x 6 3/8 inches (143 x 162 mm)
Purchased on the E.J. Rousuck Fund.
1984.19
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Preparatory drawing for the engraving in mezzotint of the same subject by Thomas Burford, ca. 1762, later published by Carington Bowles.
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William Drummond, Ltd., London.
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Burford, Thomas, engraver.
Bibliography:
Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Twenty-First Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984-1986. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1989, p. 379-380.
The Ingenious Mr. Seymour: James Seymour 1702-52, William Drummond, London, 1984, no. 17, repr. on back cover.
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