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The King at the Gate: 865.25

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The King at the Gate
Once a Week

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Swain, Joseph
Draughtsman: Sandys, Frederick (After)

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: See main album record

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1917) by Murray, Charles Fairfax

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1862

Note

Cut from the periodical Once a Week, 15 March 1862, p.322. Illustration to a poem by William Thornbury. The poem has also been cut out and pasted next to the wood engraving.

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: 865.25
Primary reference Number: 176222
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 20 May 2021 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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