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A man drawing water from a well, being offered a crown: P.2233-1991

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A man drawing water from a well, being offered a crown

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Norblin, Jean Pierre de la Gourdaine

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: AD 1776

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper ( very fine, thin paper)
Plate Height 88 mm Width 71 mm
Sheet Height 93 mm Width 75 mm

Techniques used in production

Drypoint
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: norblin fecit (?)
  • Location: Image lower left, in box
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1776
  • Location: Image lower left, in box, following the above
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Date

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2233-1991
Primary reference Number: 95436

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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