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A mountebank: P.2362-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A mountebank

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Rajon, Paul Adolphe

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequeathed by 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 1865 - Circa 1888

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Plate Height 195 mm Width 127 mm
Sheet Height 350 mm Width 251 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Rajon
  • Location: Image lower right, below drum
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2362-1991
Primary reference Number: 95690
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 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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