Death of a mad dog.
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1700641
Item data
Title
Death of a mad dog.
Collection
Children's book illustrations
Illustrations -- Caldecott -- Elegy on the death of a mad dog
Names
Caldecott, Randolph, 1846-1886 (Artist)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1912 (Approximate)
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Subjects
Dogs
Meadows
Dead animals
Men -- Clothing & dress -- England -- 1700-1799
Genres
Notes
Source Note: R. Caldecott''s picture book (no.1) : containing the diverting history of John Gilpin, the house that Jack built, an elegy on the death of a mad dog, the babes in the wood. (London ; New York F. Warne 1912?) Caldecott, Randolph (1846-1886), Author.
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 1 print : col ; 22.5 x 18 cm
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a681b540-c5bb-012f-2ae9-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1912
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Death of a mad dog." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1912. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a681b540-c5bb-012f-2ae9-58d385a7bc34
APA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1912). Death of a mad dog. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a681b540-c5bb-012f-2ae9-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Death of a mad dog." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a681b540-c5bb-012f-2ae9-58d385a7bc34
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