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Advertisement for Clarkson's History of the abolition of the slave trade: P.14200-R-157

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Titles

Advertisement for Clarkson's History of the abolition of the slave trade

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

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Description

Including a passage of 2nd vol page 247.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Spencer George Perceval, 1923

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1923) by Perceval, Spencer George

Dating

19th Century
Production date: circa AD 1808

Note

Printmaker's name erased from the plate: 'Sc.t' just visible at lower right of the platemark

School or Style

British

Components of the work

Sheet Height 259 mm Width 176 mm

Techniques used in production

Letterpress
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14200-R-157
Primary reference Number: 206064

Audit data

Created: Thursday 13 August 2015 Updated: Tuesday 26 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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