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Winter's Tale: P.725-1985

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Winter's Tale
Shakespeare's Plays

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Neagle, James
Draughtsman: Fuseli, Johann Heinrich

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

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

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1803

Note

Plate extracted from Shakespeare's Plays, edited by George Steevens, London: for J.C. and J. Rivington, 1805

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 159 mm Width 94 mm
Sheet Height 226 mm Width 141 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: H. Fuseli del
  • Location: Lower left corner
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: I. Neagle Sc
  • Location: Lower right corner
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Publish'd by F & C Rivington, London, July 2. 1803
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Address

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.725-1985
Primary reference Number: 928
Bentley: 498
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) "Winter's Tale" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/928 Accessed: 2024-11-17 18:21:39

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