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Frog Town Rangers: P.1194-R

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Frog Town Rangers
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

Proof before publication in "Graphic America", The Graphic, 2 April 1870, p.419

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 227 mm Width 302 mm
Sheet Height 257 mm Width 335 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: A. Boyd Houghton
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: SWAIN Sc
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 51 - Houghton
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1194-R
Primary reference Number: 2885

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) "Frog Town Rangers" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/2885 Accessed: 2024-05-02 14:05:50

Citation for Wikipedia

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/2885 |title=Frog Town Rangers |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-05-02 14:05:50|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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