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Accession Number 1971.5.17 Title Little Red Riding Hood Object Type print Artist Baxter, George View People Details » Date Made 1856 Culture/Nationality English Materials ink on paper; intaglio; wood engraving Measurements overall: 16.7 x 11.9 cm; image: 15.7 x 11.1 cm Description

Baxter reveled and excelled in portraiture and it is thought that the portrait of this famous character is really a depiction of six year old Lady Rachel Evelyn Russell taken from a painting by Landseer. Russell was…

Baxter reveled and excelled in portraiture and it is thought that the portrait of this famous character is really a depiction of six year old Lady Rachel Evelyn Russell taken from a painting by Landseer. Russell was the daughter of John Russell the sixth Duke of Bedford and later became the wife of Lord James Wandesford Butler. Lewis, C.T. Courtney. George Baxter (colour printer), his life and work: a manual for collectors. London: Sampson, Low, Marston, 1908. p.219

Read More + Credit Line Bequest of Dr. J.M. MacEachran Location Print Study Centre