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The romp: 34.14-322

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The romp

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Printmaker: Rowlandson, Thomas (Attributed)
Publisher: Fores, Samuel William

Entities

Categories

Description

Illustration of a scene from the comic opera 'The Romp'

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1785

Note

Published 3 January 1786 (first published by Fores on 23 December 1785)

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Hand colouring
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 34.14-322
Primary reference Number: 186105
Stephens/George: 6875
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Wednesday 11 January 2012 Updated: Friday 8 May 2015 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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