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Miseries of human life: 34.14-303

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Miseries of human life
Miseries of human life

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Rowlandson, Thomas

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1807

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Hand colouring
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Rowlandson inv. 1807
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Name
  • Text: MISERIES OF HUMAN LIFE / Struggling through the curse of trying to disentangle your hair when by poking curiously about on board / of Ship, it has become clammed and matted with pitch or tar far beyond all the powers of the comb
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: 34.14-303
Primary reference Number: 186088
Stephens/George: 10820
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Tuesday 10 January 2012 Updated: Thursday 24 April 2014 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Miseries of human life" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/186088 Accessed: 2024-07-08 02:53:16

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