The Earth Stopper

James Ward1794 or shortly thereafter

Details

Title: The Earth Stopper
Creator: James Ward
Date Created: 1794 or shortly thereafter
Physical Dimensions: overall: 20.5 x 14.7 cm (8 1/16 x 5 13/16 in.)
Provenance: Francis John Stephens Hopwood, 1st baron Southborough (1860-1950); (P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., Ltd., London); (Sabin Galleries Ltd., London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1976-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.
Medium: black chalk heightened with white on brown laid paper

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