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Print, The Discovery

This is a Print. It was created by Samuel Ireland and after William Hogarth. It is dated 1794 and we acquired it in 1949. Its medium is etching on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. George A. Kubler. It is credited Gift of Mrs. George A. Kubler.

Its dimensions are

Plate: 15.3 × 19.3 cm (6 in. × 7 5/8 in.) Paper: 15.8 × 22.5 cm (6 1/4 × 8 7/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in center, lower margin: "Qui Color albus erat, nunc est conbrarius albo"; lower left: "W. Hogarth del."; lower right: "Sam. Ireland fe."

Cite this object as

Print, The Discovery; Samuel Ireland (English, ca. 1744–1800); After William Hogarth (English, 1697 - 1764); Ireland; etching on paper; Plate: 15.3 × 19.3 cm (6 in. × 7 5/8 in.) Paper: 15.8 × 22.5 cm (6 1/4 × 8 7/8 in.); Gift of Mrs. George A. Kubler; 1949-152-88

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