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"Episodes in an obscure life".: P.457-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

"Episodes in an obscure life".

Maker(s)

Designer: Graham, Thomas Alexander Ferguson
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 1870-05-01

Note

Cut from the Sunday Magazine, May 1, 1870, p. 458

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 112 mm Width 163 mm
Sheet Height 159 mm Width 260 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Sunday Magazine,
  • Location: Upper left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Text: [May I, 1870
  • Location: Upper right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Date
  • Text: TG
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Initials
  • Text: DALZIEL Sc
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: "EPISODES IN AN OBSCURE LIFE".
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: Page 458
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.457-1991
Primary reference Number: 20502
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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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