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The Introduction: PD.22-2005

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Introduction
Mother with a baby and a nursemaid

Maker(s)

Painter: Walker, Frederick

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Legal notes

Received from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1862

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Meduim composed of oil paint
Support composed of canvas
Frame Depth 6 cm Height 64 cm Width 79.7 cm
Canvas Height 46 cm Width 61.8 cm

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.22-2005
Primary reference Number: 119076

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 9 July 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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