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Exhibition at the Egyptian Hall of John Leech’s sketches in oil. 1862.

A clipping from an unknown newspaper dated 21 August 1862 lists the sketches on display at the Egyptian Hall. John Leech was a very successful Victorian artist and cartoonist. This is one of the items contained in a wooden box of 19th century ephemera, mainly relating to the Egyptian Hall. To view all the items from the box, click on View Details and then the Key Phrase ‘Wooden box items’.

Item Details

Size Newspaper clip, two columns total size 145 x 285mm pasted onto a sheet of paper.
Year
Date 21 August 1862
Theatre
People
Key Phrases ,
Category
Ref no N1987 Ep.EH42