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The Train to Liverpool: P.1184-R

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Train to Liverpool
The Gangway
The Graphic

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Houghton, Arthur Boyd

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1927-08) by Holliday, J. R.

Dating

Production date: AD 1870

Note

Published in "Graphic America", The Graphic, 5 March 1870, p.321

Two wood-engravings on the same sheet, letterpress on recto and on verso

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 105 mm Width 105 mm
Sheet Height 419 mm Width 316 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: A B H
  • Location: Upper image, lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1184-R
Primary reference Number: 2876

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The Train to Liverpool" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/2876 Accessed: 2024-05-04 07:37:02

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/2876 |title=The Train to Liverpool |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-05-04 07:37:02|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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