Why, it's the cup I gave to be competed for at the ploughing match!

Date1903

Artist Maurice Greiffenhagen (British painter, designer, decorator and illustrator, 1862–1931)

Illustration Citation"Strong Mac," by S.R. Crockett, in Windsor Magazine, serialized beginning December 1902 (February 1903)

MediumInk and gouche on illustration board

Dimensionscomposition: 18 1/2 × 12 1/2 in. (47 × 31.8 cm)
sheet: 21 × 14 in. (53.3 × 35.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1987

Object number1987-131

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ClassificationsDRAWING

Label TextCrockett's story is a tale of adventure, romance, and intrigue among the gentry and villagers in Scotland.

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Why, it's the cup I gave to be competed for at the ploughing match!

Why, it's the cup I gave to be competed for at the ploughing match!

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