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1. Solvitur acris hyems - it thaws - we must be off to Melton 2. Go! I fancy he can! Milton loquitur upon my soul a lie! Shakespeare 3. Doing a bit of City: 34.13-226

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1. Solvitur acris hyems - it thaws - we must be off to Melton 2. Go! I fancy he can! Milton loquitur upon my soul a lie! Shakespeare 3. Doing a bit of City
A hunting trip to Melton Mowbray

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Alken, Henry Thomas
Publisher: Fuller, S. & J.
Draughtsman: Paul, John Dean (After)

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1822

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Aquatint
Hand colouring
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 34.13-226
Primary reference Number: 177102

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 21 February 2017

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

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