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The Print Room in the British Museum: P.845-R

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Print Room in the British Museum

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Cruikshank, George

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1912-01) by Bruton, H.W.

Dating

Production date: AD 1828

Note

From Catalogue Raisonné of the Select Collection of Engravings of an Amateur, by John Wilson, London, 1828

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 127 mm Width 202 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: George Cruikshank fecit
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: The Print Room in the British Museum
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.845-R
Primary reference Number: 1268
Cohn: 854
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024 Last processed: Friday 25 October 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The Print Room in the British Museum" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/1268 Accessed: 2024-11-27 04:21:22

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