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Night scene: P.657-1985

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Titles

Night scene

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Heath, Charles
Draughtsman: Stothard, Thomas

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Allocated by H.M. Treasury through the Minister of the Arts, accepted in lieu of capital taxes

Measurements and weight

Height: 144 mm
Width: 189 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1985-04) by Keynes, Sir Geoffrey

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1820

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: DRAWN BY THOs. STOTHARD, R.A.
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: ENGRAVED BY CHAs. HEATH.
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.657-1985
Primary reference Number: 31817

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

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) "Night scene" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/31817 Accessed: 2024-04-26 17:38:36

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/31817 |title=Night scene |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-26 17:38:36|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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