Daniel Maclise RA, Frontispiece, 1845.
Wood-engraving. 165 mm x 104 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
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Frontispiece, 1845
Daniel Maclise RA (1806 - 1870)
RA Collection: Art
165 mm x 104 mm
The Cricket on the Hearth A Fairy Tale of Home. By Charles Dickens. - London: 1846.
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