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Legerdemain: 34.14-320

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Legerdemain

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Draughtsman: Bunbury, Henry William (After)

Entities

Categories

Description

A man extracting teeth with legerdemain ('lightness of hand')

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Hand colouring
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 34.14-320
Primary reference Number: 186107
Stephens/George: undescribed
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Wednesday 11 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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