Skip to main content

Illustration for Scott's 'Old Mortality', 1822: PD.322-1995

Awaiting location update

Titles

Illustration for Scott's 'Old Mortality', 1822

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Stothard, Thomas

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Abbott and Holder, January 1983 (98086?)

Legal notes

Part of the Shadrake Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 66 mm
Width: 85 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1995) by Shadrake, Anthony Michael

Dating

Production date: AD 1822

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Brown ink
Wash

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down)

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Brown ink with wash on paper, laid down

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: T Stothard
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1822
  • Location: Lower left, following the above
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Date

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.322-1995
Primary reference Number: 11124

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Illustration for Scott's 'Old Mortality', 1822" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/11124 Accessed: 2024-04-18 23:49:14

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/11124 |title=Illustration for Scott's 'Old Mortality', 1822 |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-18 23:49:14|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-11124

More objects and works of art you might like

An image of Print

Portrait of John Martin, painter, 1789-1854

Accession Number: P.14169-R

An image of Painting

Memorial to Thomas and John Fitzwilliam

Accession Number: 465

An image of English

Jubilee of the birth of Sir Walter Scott

Accession Number: CM.239-1942

An image of Valentine card

Valentine card

Accession Number: P.14410-R-38

Suggested products from Curating Cambridge

Featured image for the project: Cambridge University Library Illustration -Tote bag

Cambridge University Library Illustration -Tote bag

£7.50

Featured image for the project: Evening Landscape with Sheep - Christmas card pack

Evening Landscape with Sheep - Christmas card pack

£6.00

Featured image for the project: University of Cambridge - English Breakfast Tea

University of Cambridge - English Breakfast Tea

£8.00

Featured image for the project: Nativity with Jug Christmas Card Pack

Nativity with Jug Christmas Card Pack

£6.00

You might be interested in this...

Featured image for the project: Interview with Makeda, Cambridge

Interview with Makeda, Cambridge

Featured image for the project: Interview with Ampem Dako, Cambridge

Interview with Ampem Dako, Cambridge

Featured image for the project: Interview with Shingai Chiwanga, Cambridge

Interview with Shingai Chiwanga, Cambridge

Featured image for the project: Interview with Eunice Myers, Cambridge: part 1

Interview with Eunice Myers, Cambridge: part 1

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...

University of Cambridge Museums logo
Cambridge City Council logo
Arts Council England Logo
Research England logo