File:The ghost! (BM 1893,1018.15).jpg
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[edit]The ghost!
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Artist |
Print made by: John Pettit
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Title |
The ghost! |
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Description |
English: A figure draped in a sheet and holding up a red-hot poker advances into a room from an open door (right), terrifying four men, who hold up their hands in alarm; one has fallen to the ground clutching a bottle. A fifth man is disappearing up the chimney (left). On a table is a lighted candle. The 'Ghost' has a false head of demoniacal appearance; a very human hand grasps the poker. Cf. BMSat 8209. 29 July 1789
Hand-coloured etching |
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Date |
1789 date QS:P571,+1789-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Medium | paper | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q6373 |
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Prints and Drawings |
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Accession number |
1893,1018.15 |
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Notes | The printmaker's name is smudged and Dorothy George suggested that it might read "J Parks", but when magnified it can be read as "J. Pettit". | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1893-1018-15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Permission (Reusing this file) |
© The Trustees of the British Museum, released as CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
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Horizontal resolution | 300 dpi |
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Software used | Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 |
File change date and time | 11:31, 21 November 2005 |
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