Rustic Figures: Two Boys

Thomas Barker1801

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

Lithography was invented in Germany in 1798 as a commercial technique but soon spread to England where it was quickly adopted by artists. This is one of the very earliest artist's lithographs which is very welcome in our fine collection of early lithography.

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Title: Rustic Figures: Two Boys
Creator: Thomas Barker (British, 1769-1847)
Date Created: 1801
Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 26.3 x 18.6 cm (10 3/8 x 7 5/16 in.); Image: 21.8 x 14.6 cm (8 9/16 x 5 3/4 in.); Secondary Support: 23.5 x 15.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 3/16 in.)
Type: Print
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2001.169
Medium: lithograph hand-colored with brown wash
Inscriptions: initialed within the image TB
Department: Prints
Culture: England, early 19th Century
Credit Line: Gift of Marsha and Tom French in memory of Fred Schmidt
Collection: PR - Lithograph
Accession Number: 2001.169

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