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Night. Boy blowing charcoal: P.801-1948

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Night. Boy blowing charcoal

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Purcell, Richard (Attributed)
Painter: Schalcken, Godfried (After)

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Description

A young boy wearing a night-gown, walking to the left, holding a candle holder with lit candle, and blowing on a glowing charcoal. The inscription on the former mount (and in accession register) was 'L'effet de la lumiere factice / [Musee de Bruxelles]'. There is another print in similar dimensions by James Wilson, which is deceptively close. There are a number of differences in details and highlights between even surviving impressions by Purcell (e.g. clouds across the moon, boy's shirt collar, handle of candleholder), indicating that the print was altered in its lifetime. This print is closest to the British Museum impression, 2010,7081.3063

Legal notes

Given by Louis C. G. Clarke, Trinity Hall, August 1948

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1948) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

18th Century
Circa 1749 - Circa 1766

Note

Sheet trimmed to image

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.801-1948
Primary reference Number: 206182
Chaloner Smith: undescribed
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 13 August 2015 Updated: Tuesday 9 April 2024 Last processed: Saturday 22 March 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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