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Océanie : ilôts à Uvea (Wallis) ; Pêche aux palmes, 1845: PL.3259-022

Object information

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Titles

Océanie : ilôts à Uvea (Wallis) ; Pêche aux palmes, 1845
Translated as: Oceania: Fishing, near islands with palms in the Uea or Wallis group, 1845

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Meryon, Charles
Printer: Pierron

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Lewis Meryon Bequest, 1928

Legal notes

On long term loan from Pembroke College, Cambridge (From the Lewis Meryon Bequest, 1928)

Place(s) associated

  • Paris

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Lent (1938) by Pembroke College

Dating

Production date: AD 1863

Note

Fourth state

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 159 mm Width 338 mm
Sheet Height 329 mm Width 492 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Voyage du Rhin
  • Location: Plate upper right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Text: OCEANIE / ÎLOTS à UVEA. (WALLIS) / Pêche aux Palmes / 1845.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: C.M. ft. 1863
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Imp. Pierron r. Montfaucon 1 Paris
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

Inscription present: Lewis Meryon

  • Text: LM
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Initials

Identification numbers

Accession number: PL.3259-022
Primary reference Number: 6211
Delteil/Wright: 68 IV
Schneidermann: 88 VI
Old number: Pembroke 22
Old loan number: no. 17-1938
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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

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