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The Man at the Wheel: P.1186-R

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Man at the Wheel
Off Queenstown
A Cast of the Log
The Graphic

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Houghton, Arthur Boyd
Printmaker: Swain, Joseph

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, 12 March 1870, p.345

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

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 104 mm Height 151 mm Width 104 mm Width 105 mm Width 224 mm
Sheet Height 422 mm Width 317 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: ABH
  • Location: Upper left image, lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: ABH
  • Location: Upper right image, lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: SWAIN Sc.
  • Location: Lower centre image, lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: A. Boyd Houghton
  • Location: Lower centre image, lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1186-R
Primary reference Number: 2878

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The Man at the Wheel" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/2878 Accessed: 2024-05-04 16:51:27

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