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It's auld Ailie Hersell! ('Black Dwarf'): P.9915-R

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Titles

It's auld Ailie Hersell! ('Black Dwarf')
From Fisher's 'Illustrations to Waverley Novels'

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Armytage, James Charles
Draughtsman: Turner, Joseph Mallord William (After)

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

19th Century
1836 - 1837

Note

This proof is touched

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Steel engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.9915-R
Primary reference Number: 157173
Rawlinson (Turner): 563

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Saturday 6 August 2011

Associated departments & institutions

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

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