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A fashionably dress woman looking at a desk through a quizzing glass: 34.15-76

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A fashionably dress woman looking at a desk through a quizzing glass

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

Entities

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century
1810 -

Note

Plate to Johann Adam Bergk's (1769-1834) 'Allgemeine Moden-Zeitung', 1810. Lettered lower left 'Moden Z 1810' and lower right 'No. 8'

School or Style

German

Techniques used in production

Hand colouring
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 34.15-76
Primary reference Number: 203965
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Audit data

Created: Friday 3 July 2015 Updated: Tuesday 26 March 2024 Last processed: Tuesday 29 July 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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