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"And then and there he took his resolve, leaning on a railing where many a lover must have leant before.": P.1039-1991

Current Location: In storage

Titles

"And then and there he took his resolve, leaning on a railing where many a lover must have leant before."
The Woman's Kingdom

Maker(s)

Designer: Mahoney, J.
Printmaker: Dalziel family

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 1868-04-01

Note

Cut from Good Words, April 1, 1868, illustration to The Woman's Kingdom, p. 208.

Letterpress on verso

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 101 mm Width 125 mm
Sheet Height 237 mm Width 167 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: DALZIEL Sc
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: "And then and there he took his resolve, leaning on a railing where many a lover must have leant before."
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1039-1991
Primary reference Number: 23162

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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