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Finery: P.1967-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Finery

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Gaugain, Thomas
Painter: Artaud, William (After)
Publisher: Gaugain, Thomas

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

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

Place(s) associated

  • London

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1793-04

School or Style

French
British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper
Plate Height 580 mm Width 456 mm
Sheet Height 660 mm Width 494 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Stipple

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Painted by W. Artaud
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Engraved by T. Gaugain
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: FINERY.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: As the gay vestment round her form she throws / Sweet Flavia's infant breast with transport glows / - / But latent lurk beneath her artless smile - / Those charms that will the unweary heart beguile.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: London, Published April, 1793. by T. Gaugain, No. 15, Five Fields Row, Chelsea.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: 89
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: 14105-
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1967-1991
Primary reference Number: 94711
BN Inventaire (18thC): p. 4
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 9 January 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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