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Couple seated on a rock, on the beach: P.1560-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Couple seated on a rock, on the beach

Maker(s)

Designer: Parsons, Alfred William (Attributed to)
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 1864-12-31

Note

Cut from Once a Week, 31 December 1864, p. 51.

Letterpress on verso.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 158 mm Width 113 mm
Sheet Height 235 mm Width 165 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: Alfred Parsons ?

  • Text: AP
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: SWAIN Sc
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1560-1991
Primary reference Number: 28601
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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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