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Elijah and the Widow's Son: P.318-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Elijah and the Widow's Son
Dalziels' Bible Gallery

Maker(s)

Designer: Brown, Ford Madox
Printmaker: Dalziel family

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Production date: AD 1881 : After a drawing made in c. 1864-5 but not published until 1880-1881.

Note

One of three designs made by Ford Madox Brown for Dalziels' Bible Gallery.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of Japanese paper
Image Height 229 mm Width 149 mm
Sheet Height 284 mm Width 221 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: DALZIEL Sc
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.318-1991
Primary reference Number: 19131
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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