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Sheep-Shearing: P.2096-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Sheep-Shearing

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Pastoral scene of sheep-shearing and other workers scything crops

Notes

History note: Bought by H.S. Reitlinger from James Rimell & Son, 53, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W. The fan leaves are listed as lot no. 368 on p.24 of the auction catalogue (date unknown): 'Collection of 9 Curious Engravings (4 COLOURED) designed for fans ...'. Rimell & Son were based at 53, Shaftesbury Avenue from just after 1900 until the late 1920s.

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 CE - 1810 CE

Note

Hand coloured

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper ( lined with a sheet of similar wove paper)
Plate Height 275 mm Width 520 mm
Sheet Height 275 mm Width 520 mm

Techniques used in production

Hand colouring
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Pair 4/-
  • Location: Verso, on lining
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2096-1991
Primary reference Number: 95068
Cust: 139 [coloured]
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 28 June 2022 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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