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Breton Peasants singing "The March of Arthur": P.950-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Breton Peasants singing "The March of Arthur"
The March of Arthur

Maker(s)

Designer: Keene, Charles Samuel
Printmaker: Swain, Joseph

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 1863-04-11

Note

Cut from Once a Week, April 11, 1863. Illustration to "The March of Arthur", a poem translated from the Breton by Tom Taylor, p. 434.

Letterpress on verso

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 156 mm Width 113 mm
Sheet Height 240 mm Width 163 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: SWAIN
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Breton Peasants singing "The March of Arthur" (see p. 433).
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.950-1991
Primary reference Number: 22397
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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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