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Orpheus and Eurydice and the Death of Orpheus: illustrations of Eclogue IV: P.2075-1991 (21)

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Titles

Orpheus and Eurydice and the Death of Orpheus: illustrations of Eclogue IV
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

Note

Two illustrations printed on the same sheet.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper ( remains of binding along edge)
Sheet Height 173 mm Width 103 mm
Image Height 59 mm Height 60 mm Width 79 mm

Techniques used in production

Letterpress
Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: To face page 101
  • Location: Upper left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: ILLUSTRATIONS OF ECLOGUE IV.
  • Location: Upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE.
  • Location: Centre, below first illustration
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: DEATH OF ORPHEUS.
  • Location: Lower centre, below second illustration
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2075-1991 (21)
Primary reference Number: 95026

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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