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The twa dogs: P.11845-R

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

The twa dogs
Francis Turner Palgrave's Golden Treasury series

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Shaw, George Baird
Draughtsman: Blackburn, Jemima (After)

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1908) by Wright, William Aldis

Dating

19th Century
Production date: circa AD 1865

Note

Plate to 'The poetical works of Robert Burns / edited from the best printed and manuscript authorities, with glossarial index and a biographical memoir by Alexander Smith. For the Golden Tresaury series (1865). On chine collé.

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.11845-R
Primary reference Number: 174714

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 26 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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