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A group of men attempting to right a fallen block: P.1906-1991

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A group of men attempting to right a fallen block
Frontispiece to 'Versuche in geätzten Blättern von I. H. Tischbein jun'

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Tischbein, Johann Heinrich II

Entities

Categories

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: AD 1789

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper
Plate Height 183 mm Width 224 mm
Sheet Height 205 mm Width 263 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: VERSUCHE / in / geaezten Blaettern / von/ I.H.Tischbein jun
  • Location: Image centre, on fallen block
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1906-1991
Primary reference Number: 94109
Nagler (Künstler-Lexicon): 41 (frontispiece?)

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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