There's Nothing Like a Friend to Give a Man a Lift in the World
P. Roberts, English, active about 1810
19th century
Etching with hand coloring on paper
Image: 7 7/8 × 6 1/2 in. (20 × 16.5 cm)
Sheet: 8 11/16 × 6 15/16 in. (22 × 17.7 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Adelbert Ames Fine Arts Awards Fund
2007.39.10
Geography
Place Made: England, United Kingdom, Europe
Period
19th century
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
Signed, in plate, lower right margin: P. Roberts; titled, in plate, lower margin: THERE'S NOTHING LIKE A FRIEND TO GIVE A MAN A LIFT IN THE WORLD.; inscribed, in graphite, on reverse: 170/8; inscribed, in graphite, on reverse: T24 450; inscribed, in graphite, on reverse: 429
Provenance
A Private Collection of Prints, Oil Paintings, Watercolours, and Drawings, lot 430, Bloomsbury Auctions, London, Thursday, April 19, 2007; sold to present collection, 2007.
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