He Would be a Soldier

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Print Maker
Thomas Nugent, English, active 1785 - 1801
After
Martin Archer Shee, Irish, 1769 - 1850
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
In a landscape, a little boy stands with a gun on his right shoulder and a military cap on his head. On the ground is a broken sword.
Credit Line
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
1801
Accession Number
1931-94-26
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object Name
Print
Type
Print
Medium
Stipple engraving on paper
Dimensions
47.5 × 36.5 cm (18 11/16 × 14 3/8 in.)
made in
England
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1931-94-26
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4cd67a38f-9ab1-4f96-99db-53901ca6d1d7
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