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Street scene: P.1268-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Street scene

Maker(s)

Designer: Pritchett, Edward
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

19th Century
Circa 1860 - Circa 1870

Note

Cut from a magazine.

Letterpress on verso.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 171 mm Width 127 mm
Sheet Height 190 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: EP
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: Drawn by Pritchett.]
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: [Engraved by Swain.
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1268-1991
Primary reference Number: 25793
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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