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A View of Chelsea Hospital: P.80-R

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A View of Chelsea Hospital
Set of Four Book Pages

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George

Dating

Circa 1820 - Circa 1850

Note

Book page

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: A VIEW OF CHELSEA HOSPITIAL
  • Location: Sheet upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: A Briton's heart must beat with joy, / Whenee'r that Briton eyes / This generous monument of pride, / All the world outvies
  • Location: Sheet lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.80-R
Primary reference Number: 125028
Temporary number: T.80

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "A View of Chelsea Hospital" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/125028 Accessed: 2024-04-18 02:43:56

Citation for Wikipedia

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/125028 |title=A View of Chelsea Hospital |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-18 02:43:56|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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