A bawd on her last legs: PD.124-1991

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Titles

A bawd on her last legs

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Rowlandson, Thomas (Attributed to)

Entities

Drawing

Categories

Drawing

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Measurements and weight

Height: 190 mm
Width: 285 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

School or Style

Materials used in production

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Graphite on laid paper, attached to mount with wash border

Inscription or legends present

Text: see the the effects (preceding two words above the line, replacing the following parenthesis) (sad consequences of) a [?long] life ill spent / she for her sins should surely now keep but / but [sic] much I fear not [?poor] ... despair [illegible]
Location: Verso
Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.124-1991
Primary reference Number: 13425
Temporary Reitlinger Number: R.D.6
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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