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A Visit to Chelsea College.: P.78-R

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A Visit to Chelsea College.
Set of Four Pages

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George

Dating

Circa 1820 - Circa 1850

Note

Book page

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: A VISIT TO CHELSEA COLLEGE
  • Location: Sheet upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: H estar'd about to feast his eyes, / At last he silence broke, / To hear the pensioners' long tales, / Their merry cracking joke.
  • Location: Sheet lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.78-R
Primary reference Number: 125026
Temporary number: T.78

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 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) "A Visit to Chelsea College." Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/125026 Accessed: 2024-04-23 10:16:02

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/125026 |title=A Visit to Chelsea College. |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-23 10:16:02|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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