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Sheep: P.1963-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Sheep

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Vivares, Thomas
Publisher: Thompson, John P.
Draughtsman: Morland, George (After)
Publisher: Harris, John (publisher I)

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: A Chariatte (early 20th century) (Lugt 88a)

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

Circa 1800-01 - 1809

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper
Plate Height 567 mm Width 436 mm
Sheet Height 567 mm Width 436 mm

Techniques used in production

Soft-ground etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: London Published Jan 1 1800 by John P Thompson Gt Newport Street and No. 3 Dean Street Soho [very faint]
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: 1809
  • Type: Watermark

Inscription present: initials in a rectangle

  • Text: AC
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Stamped red ink
  • Type: Collector's mark

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1963-1991
Primary reference Number: 94701
Lugt: 88a
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 25 October 2021 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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