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The Sleeping Beauty or Tellers Catching A _Stray_ Vote: P.14728-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Sleeping Beauty or Tellers Catching A _Stray_ Vote
HB Sketches No. 230

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Doyle, John (HB)
Publisher: McLean, Thomas

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Description

Lithograph (uncoloured) on white wove paper. Inlaid within a frame of buff wove paper (approx. height 360mm x width 515mm). Sir De Lacy Evans, asleep on on of the benches in the House of Commons, is being poked awake by Mr Spring Rice and Lord Duncannon. Signed with monogram at lower left: 'HB'. Title printed below the border: 'THE SLEEPING BEAUTY / or / TELLERS CATCHING A _STRAY_ VOTE'. The publisher's details printed below the border to the left: 'Published by Thos. McLean, 26, Haymarket, August 5th 1833.'. A small, circular blind stamp at lower left: 'THOs. MCLEAN'. Printer's details below the border to the right: 'A. Ducôté's Lithogy. 70 St Martins Lane.'. Printed above the border at upper right: 'HB Sketches No 279'.

Legal notes

Given by Mrs J.E. Foster, 1895

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1895) by Foster, J.E., Mrs

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1833-08-05

Note

Height 299mm x width 374mm

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Lithography

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14728-R
Primary reference Number: 225317
McLean: 230
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Audit data

Created: Wednesday 5 September 2018 Updated: Thursday 6 January 2022 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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