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Little Roxolana (Miss Isabel Constable as a Child): P.1518-R

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Little Roxolana (Miss Isabel Constable as a Child)

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lucas, David
Painter: Constable, John (After)

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Sale of H.S. Theobald collection, Christie's, April 1910, lot 1090; Alfred Lucas

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1910) by Charrington, John

Dating

Circa 1832 - 1845

Note

Progress proof. Used as an illustration to the quarto (second) edition of Leslie's Life of Constable, 1845.

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of chine collé
Plate Height 229 mm Width 166 mm
Sheet Height 367 mm Width 268 mm

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Best only state
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Edition

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1518-R
Primary reference Number: 5008
Shirley: 37 b
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024 Last processed: Friday 25 October 2024

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) "Little Roxolana (Miss Isabel Constable as a Child)" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/5008 Accessed: 2024-11-21 21:36:30

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/5008 |title=Little Roxolana (Miss Isabel Constable as a Child) |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-21 21:36:30|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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