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"Oh, you are very kind, Herr Councillor," she said; "father is so anxious to see you.": P.985-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

"Oh, you are very kind, Herr Councillor," she said; "father is so anxious to see you."

Maker(s)

Designer: Lawson, Francis Wilfred
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 1865

Note

Cut from The Sunday Magazine, 1865.

Letterpress on verso

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 112 mm Width 137 mm
Sheet Height 122 mm Width 148 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: SWAIN. SC
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: F.W. LAWSON
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: "Oh, you are very kind, Herr Councillor," she said; "father is so anxious to see you."
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.985-1991
Primary reference Number: 22690
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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