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Columbus Breaking the Egg: P.4780-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Columbus Breaking the Egg

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Hogarth, William

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1928) by Topham, E. H.

Dating

Production date: AD 1752

Note

State I/II. Subscription ticket for "Analysis of Beauty" (1752)

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.4780-R
Primary reference Number: 130105
Paulson: 194
Stephens/George: 3192
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 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) "Columbus Breaking the Egg" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/130105 Accessed: 2024-11-14 03:37:30

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/130105 |title=Columbus Breaking the Egg |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-14 03:37:30|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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