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Little Tom the Sailor: P.4178-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Little Tom the Sailor

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Walker, Emery
Printmaker: Blake, William (After)

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Allocated by H.M. Treasury through the Minister of the Arts, accepted in lieu of capital taxes

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1985-04) by Keynes, Sir Geoffrey

Dating

Production date: AD 1886

Note

Facsimile of 'Little Tom the Sailor', by William Hayley, headpiece, text, tailpiece and colophon published originally 1800

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Sheet Height 561 mm Width 232 mm

Techniques used in production

Relief etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Facsimilie by Emery Walker 1886
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.4178-R
Primary reference Number: 118330
Bindman: 384
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

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