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Man holding the hand of a person in bed.: P.2381-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Man holding the hand of a person in bed.

Maker(s)

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

19th Century
Circa 1800 - Circa 1899

Note

Taken from a newspaper, letter press present on verso.

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper
Image Height 54 mm Width 67 mm
Sheet Height 66 mm Width 90 mm

Techniques used in production

Line block

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: Circular stamp with a central image of a winged angel writing or drawing on a tablet and seated on a plinth. Inscription runs around the inside of the circle. SEINE printed in the exerg and .3C. above .

  • Text: TI[???] ROYAL/ .3C. / SEINE
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Stamped black ink
  • Type: Stamp

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2381-1991
Primary reference Number: 98696
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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