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Woman playing a lyre with four women dancing near her: illustration of moral of Eclogue II: P.2075-1991 (5)

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Titles

Woman playing a lyre with four women dancing near her: illustration of moral of Eclogue II
Illustrations to Virgil's Eclogues and Imitations of Virgil's Eclogues

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 1820

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper
Image Height 103 mm Width 80 mm
Sheet Height 172 mm Width 100 mm

Techniques used in production

Letterpress
Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: To face page 27
  • Location: Upper left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: ILLUSTRATION OF MORAL OF ECLOGUE II.
  • Location: Upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2075-1991 (5)
Primary reference Number: 94991

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 30 September 2019

Associated departments & institutions

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

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