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The Sailor's Bride: P.11906-R(58)

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Sailor's Bride
Once a Week

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Hooper, William Harcourt
Draughtsman: Sandys, Frederick (After)

Entities

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1917) by Hartley, Harold

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1862

Note

Proof impression of the first version of the illustration 'The Sailor's Bride' which was intended for the periodical 'Once a Week' (13 April, 1861, p. 434) to illustrate a poem by Marian E. James. The block was re-cut by Hooper's employer Joseph Swain after Sandys complained about Hooper's version.

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.11906-R(58)
Primary reference Number: 174833
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 26 March 2014 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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