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The Charitable Rich Man: P.876-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Charitable Rich Man

Maker(s)

Designer: Houghton, Arthur Boyd

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

Circa 1860 - 1870

Note

Cut from a magazine

Letterpress on verso

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 63 mm Width 63 mm
Sheet Height 73 mm Width 68 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: A H
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Initials
  • Text: The Charitable Rich Man - p. 219.
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.876-1991
Primary reference Number: 21359
Stable URI

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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