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Print, Blackfriars Bridge, Penny Steamboats

This is a Print. It was created by Joseph Pennell. It is dated 1896 and we acquired it in 1961. Its medium is etching in black ink on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Jules R. Breuchaud.

Its dimensions are

22.7 × 17.8 cm (8 15/16 × 7 in.)

It is signed

Signed in graphite, lower center: Jo Pennell del sc. imp.

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower right: London Bridge Per[?]

Cite this object as

Print, Blackfriars Bridge, Penny Steamboats; Joseph Pennell (American, active England, 1857–1926); USA; etching in black ink on paper; 22.7 × 17.8 cm (8 15/16 × 7 in.); 1961-148-57

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