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A cataract between Kongshun and Vassenden: P.2108-1991

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

A cataract between Kongshun and Vassenden

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lucas, David
Draughtsman: Price, Edward (After)
Publisher: Hamilton Adams & Co.

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: A Chariatte (early 20th century) (Lugt 88a)

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

19th Century
Circa 1850 CE - 1881 CE

Note

Lettered proof?

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper
Plate Height 152 mm Width 185 mm
Sheet Height 173 mm Width 201 mm

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Drawn by Edward Price.
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Engraved by David Lucas.
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: A CATARACT BETWEEN KONGSHUN AND VASSENDEN.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: Proof
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: London. Published by Hamilton Adams & Co. 33, Paternoster Row.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription

Inscription present: initials in a rectangle

  • Text: AC
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Stamped red ink
  • Type: Collector's mark

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2108-1991
Primary reference Number: 95099
Leggatt (Lucas): 126 (Proof?)
Lugt: 88a
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 30 September 2019 Last processed: Friday 25 October 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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