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Alinda: P.75-1959

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Alinda

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Ward, William
Publisher: Torre & Co.

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1959-04) by Grose, S. W.

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1787

Note

State with lettering.

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Stipple

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: For pity's sake: Alinda veil those eyes:/ Captives enough thou hast to drag thy chains; In each bewitching glance new conquests rise,/ In ev'ry smile there lurks a thousand pains.
  • Location: Plate lower left and right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.75-1959
Primary reference Number: 118429
Frankau (Ward): 6 II
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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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Alinda" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/118429 Accessed: 2024-12-22 15:15:57

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/118429 |title=Alinda |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-22 15:15:57|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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