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"Coasting" at Omaha: P.1211-R

Current Location: In storage

Titles

"Coasting" at Omaha
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 1871

Note

Letterpress on verso

Published in "Graphic America", The Graphic, 14 January 1871, p.31

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 224 mm Width 303 mm
Sheet Height 300 mm Width 420 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: "COASTING" AT OMAHA
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1211-R
Primary reference Number: 2912

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) ""Coasting" at Omaha" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/2912 Accessed: 2024-05-02 08:00:44

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