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Village scene : The knife sharpener: P.1581-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Village scene : The knife sharpener

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Wilkie, David (Attributed to)

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Measurements and weight

Height: 262 mm
Width: 342 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1840

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Lithography

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1581-1991
Primary reference Number: 28759
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 Last processed: Wednesday 8 November 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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