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Twelve scenes from Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor: P.60-2005

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Twelve scenes from Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus

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Description

Printed from two plates of six illustrations each. Each illustration numbered, only the first with the title and the artist's name. They all have a caption in German below and a reference to the act and scene.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2005) by Estate of the late Mrs Norah Yates Seary (Gambrills Solicitors)

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1786

School or Style

German

Techniques used in production

Etching : Etching from two plates on two sheets of paper (six scenes on each)

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.60-2005
Primary reference Number: 160772
Engelmann: 568
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Twelve scenes from Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/160772 Accessed: 2024-11-02 12:24:03

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