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A View of a Lake

Drawn and etched by Richard Dighton British
Publisher Thomas McLean British
May 1818
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: A View of a Lake
  • Artist: Drawn and etched by Richard Dighton (British, 1795/96–1880)
  • Subject: Gerard Lake 1st Viscount Lake (British, 1744–1804)
  • Publisher: Thomas McLean (British, 1788–1875)
  • Date: May 1818
  • Medium: Hand-colored etching
  • Dimensions: Image: 10 3/4 × 7 13/16 in. (27.3 × 19.9 cm)
    Sheet: 13 9/16 × 9 3/4 in. (34.5 × 24.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of James N. Rosenberg, 1957
  • Object Number: 57.609.31
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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