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Joshua King: P.62-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Joshua King

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lupton, Thomas Goff
Painter: Beechey, William (After)

Entities

Categories

Place(s) associated

  • London

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Unknown

Dating

Production date: AD 1831

Note

State I/I

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper
Plate Height 625 mm Width 420 mm
Sheet Height 886 mm Width 608 mm

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: JOSHUA KING, A.M. / FRAS; FRJL; FGS; FCPS / Fellow and Tutor of Queen's College, Cambridge / From the original Painting in the Hall of Queen's College / Presented to the former & present Pupils of Mr. King, as a mark of their esteem & attachment.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: Published by Henry Leggatt & Co. 85. Cornhill, July 1831.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: Engraved by Thomas Lupton.
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Painted by Sir W.m Beechey R.A.
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.62-R
Primary reference Number: 123391
O'Donoghue: 1
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 2 August 2019 Last processed: Tuesday 15 August 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) "Joshua King" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/123391 Accessed: 2024-03-28 11:20:56

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/123391 |title=Joshua King |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-03-28 11:20:56|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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