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The Midnight Magistrate: P.743-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Midnight Magistrate
Four prints, mounted in pairs on both sides on a sheet of white paper

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1923) by Perceval, Spencer George

Dating

1770s
1780s
Circa 1773 - Circa 1785

Note

Engraved for the Westminster Magazine.

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.743-R
Primary reference Number: 130863
Old object number: T.743
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025 Last processed: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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