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The Modern Phenomenon of a Murphy, or the Gullcatcher of 1838: P.11658-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Modern Phenomenon of a Murphy, or the Gullcatcher of 1838

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Publisher: Marks, J. Lewis

Entities

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1915) by Middleton-Wake, Charles H.

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1838

Note

Trimmed along lower edge. On verso a vignette drawing of a figure on a river bank, and 11 lines of handwritten verse below.

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Hand colouring
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.11658-R
Primary reference Number: 169910
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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