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Circular design depicting a man seated on a table telling a story to a group of people seated around him, laughing: P.11851-R

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Circular design depicting a man seated on a table telling a story to a group of people seated around him, laughing
Francis Turner Palgrave's Golden Treasury series

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Jeens, Charles Henry

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1864

Note

Title-page to 'The Jest book: the choicest anecdotes and sayings', selected and arranged by Mark Lemon for the Golden Tresaury series (1864). On chine collé. Goldman says Jeens engraved after 'Keene' (Charles Samuel Keene?). This impression only has Jeens' name in scratched lettering.

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.11851-R
Primary reference Number: 174720
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 24 March 2014 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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