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Don Quixote releases the Galley Slaves: 22.K.3-73

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Don Quixote releases the Galley Slaves
The Freeing of the Galley Slaves
Six Illustrations for 'Don Quixote'

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Hogarth, William

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

Production date: AD 1738

Note

State III/III, from Book 3rd, Ch: 8th

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 22.K.3-73
Primary reference Number: 130016
Paulson: 149
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 23 March 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Don Quixote releases the Galley Slaves" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/130016 Accessed: 2024-05-06 17:16:41

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