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The Battle of the Pictures: P.4783-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Battle of the Pictures

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Hogarth, William

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

1744 - 1745

Note

State I/I. Bidder's ticket for auction of 19 of Hogarth's paintings: "A Harlot's Progress," "A Rake's Progress," "The Four Times of Day," and "Strolling Actresses in a Barn"

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.4783-R
Primary reference Number: 130108
Paulson: 163
Stephens/George: 2622
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) "The Battle of the Pictures" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/130108 Accessed: 2024-04-25 09:06:37

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