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Grotesque man talking to a leaf: P.1568-1991

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Grotesque man talking to a leaf

Maker(s)

Designer: Webb, William J.
Printmaker: Dalziel family

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 1860 - 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
Sheet Height 107 mm Width 121 mm
Image Height 93 mm Width 62 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: WJW
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1568-1991
Primary reference Number: 28627

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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