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Richard Thornton's Promise.: P.1058-1991

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Richard Thornton's Promise.
Eleanor's Victory

Maker(s)

Designer: Du Maurier, George Louis Palmella Busson
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 1863-04-18

Note

Cut from Once a Week, 18 April 1863, illustration to Eleanor's Victory, text by Miss Braddon, p. 463.

Letterpress on verso.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 151 mm Width 114 mm
Sheet Height 239 mm Width 165 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: SWAIN
  • Location: Image lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

Inscription present: signed in reverse

  • Text: DM
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Initials
  • Text: ELEANOR'S VICTORY. / BY THE AUTHOR OF "AURORA FLOYD," "LADY AUDLEY'S SECRET." &c.
  • Location: Upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1058-1991
Primary reference Number: 23649

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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