Mama, Don't Make Me Beg in Vain, Pray Read That Pretty Book Again

After Adam Buck Irish
Publisher Rudolph Ackermann, London British
April 15, 1808
Not on view

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  • Title: Mama, Don't Make Me Beg in Vain, Pray Read That Pretty Book Again
  • Artist: After Adam Buck (Irish, Cork 1759–1833 London)
  • Publisher: Rudolph Ackermann, London (British, active 1794–1832)
  • Date: April 15, 1808
  • Medium: Stipple and engraving with wash
  • Dimensions: sheet: 8 13/16 x 7 3/8 in. (22.4 x 18.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1966
  • Object Number: 66.544.58A
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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