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Couple on a boat: P.979-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Couple on a boat
The Head Master's Sister

Maker(s)

Designer: Lawless, Matthew James
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 1860-04-28

Note

Cut from Once a Week, 28 April 1860. One of three illustrations to "The Head Master's Sister".

Letterpress on verso

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Sheet Height 106 mm Width 133 mm
Image Height 99 mm Width 125 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: SWAIN Sc
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: M L / 1860
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Initials
  • Text: JML
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.979-1991
Primary reference Number: 22666
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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