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Woman reading a book to a sick young girl: P.1399-1991

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Woman reading a book to a sick young girl

Maker(s)

Designer: Small, William
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

Circa 1865 - 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 156 mm Width 125 mm
Sheet Height 163 mm Width 132 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: SWAIN SC
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Initials
  • Text: (Drawn by W. SMALL.)
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1399-1991
Primary reference Number: 26876

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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