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A seated elderly man with a young girl on his knee, an older boy standing to the left, a woman in the shadows to the right ('Son Christopher'): P.12067-R

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A seated elderly man with a young girl on his knee, an older boy standing to the left, a woman in the shadows to the right ('Son Christopher')
Once a Week

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Swain, Joseph
Draughtsman: Millais, John Everett (After)

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1909)

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1863

Note

Cut from the periodical 'Once a Week'. Illustration for a serialised story by Harriet Martineau, 5 December 1863, p.659. Letterpress verso.

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.12067-R
Primary reference Number: 176050
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Sunday 7 August 2011 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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