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Three beggars, one playing a violin: P.1870-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Three beggars, one playing a violin

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Temporary record

Legal notes

Bequest of Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1816

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper
Plate Height 125 mm Width 100 mm
Sheet Height 286 mm Width 218 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 1
  • Location: Image lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Number
  • Text: J WHATMAN / 1816
  • Type: Watermark

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1870-1991
Primary reference Number: 93997
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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