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Joseph Swain

Joseph Swain

Artist
WA-00305774
Engraving
Representation
None documented
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Institutional Exhibitions
6
Works in Collection
27
Assets Indexed
7
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
70%
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Authority Records (1)

Field Verification (7 fields)

2 cross-verified · 5 single-source
  • Is PublishedAuto Publish· 100%
  • BiographyWikipedia· 92%
  • Birth yearWikidata· 92%
  • Death yearWikidata· 92%
  • NationalityWikidata· 92%
  • Primary mediumWikidata· 92%
  • DeceasedWikidata· 92%

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About

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Joseph Swain was an English wood-engraver. He is best known from his wood-engravings in Punch magazine of cartoons by Sir John Tenniel.

Source: Wikidata · Trust score: 85% · Updated 5d ago

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Artworks (6)

Artwork sources (3)

6 published of 6 catalogued · 6 with image
  • Wikidata
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  • Cleveland Museum of Art
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  • Art Institute Chicago
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Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 3)

9 entries · 1 sources
  • Margaret Wilson
    1862 · Wikidata · 3 prov
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  • The Parting of Ulysses
    1862 · Wikidata · 3 prov
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  • The Fair Jacobite
    1862 · Wikidata · 3 prov
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Images

A Troubadour (1864–1909)
Cleveland Museum of Art
Joseph Swain (candidate)
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