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Illustration to Capt. Phillip's Voyage to Botany Bay, and Am I not a Man and a Brother?: P.3-1954

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Illustration to Capt. Phillip's Voyage to Botany Bay, and Am I not a Man and a Brother?

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Holloway, Thomas
Draughtsman: Webber, Henry
Printmaker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1954-01) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1800

Note

Two plates on one sheet first print by Thomas Holloway, second print by an unknown engraver.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Sheet Height 184 mm Width 92 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: H. Webber invt.
  • Location: First print, lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: T. Holloway sculpt.
  • Location: First print, lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Copied from Capt. Phillip's Voyage/ to Botany Bay, by Permission of the Proprietor:
  • Location: First print, below image
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: AM I NOT A MAN AND A BROTHER
  • Location: Second print, upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.3-1954
Primary reference Number: 118979

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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