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"They formed a pretty idyllic group.": P.1387-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

"They formed a pretty idyllic group."
The Bybrook Powder-Mills

Maker(s)

Designer: Small, William
Printmaker: Williamson, J. B.

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 1866-01-06

Note

From The Quiver, 6 January 1866, illustration to The Bybrook Powder-Mills, text by Walter Thornbury, p. 241.

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 119 mm
Sheet Height 252 mm Width 173 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: THE QUIVER
  • Location: Upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: Saturday, January 6, 1866.
  • Location: Upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Date
  • Text: W. SMALL
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: WILLIAMSON SC
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: "They formed a pretty idyllic group." - p. 244.
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1387-1991
Primary reference Number: 26844
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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