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Soft-ground etchings by T. Gainsborough: P.6401-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Soft-ground etchings by T. Gainsborough

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Gainsborough, Thomas
Printmaker: Rowlandson, Thomas

Entities

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1917) by Murray, Charles Fairfax

Dating

1780 - 1788

Note

15 prints.

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Aquatint
Soft-ground etching
Mezzotint
Lithography

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.6401-R
Primary reference Number: 131135
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 20 May 2021 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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