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Method of taking profiles: P.2064-1991

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Method of taking profiles

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

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: circa AD 1810

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper
Plate Height 182 mm Width 108 mm
Sheet Height 184 mm Width 109 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Method of taking Profiles.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2064-1991
Primary reference Number: 94944

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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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Method of taking profiles" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/94944 Accessed: 2024-05-02 06:09:11

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