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Barney Buntline and Billy Bowling, or the advantages of being at sea: 34.14-231

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Barney Buntline and Billy Bowling, or the advantages of being at sea

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Cruikshank, George

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Hand colouring
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: BARNEY BUNTLINE AND BILLY BOWLING, / OR / The Advantages of being at Sea / Written by GEORGE COLMAN ESQR Expressly for / Mr HARLEY, / And Sung by him with great applause at the / Theatre Royal Drury Lane / AND BY / MR FITZWILLIAM, / AT / Public Festivals, / Arranged with an Accompaniment for the / PIANO FORTE, / BY / J. BLEWITT. / LONDON, PUBLISHED BY JOHN ALVEY TURNER, 19, POULTRY.
  • Location: Plate centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: Ent.Sta.Hall
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: Price 1s6
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Price

Identification numbers

Accession number: 34.14-231
Primary reference Number: 185996
Stephens/George: undescribed
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Wednesday 4 January 2012 Updated: Thursday 24 April 2014 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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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Barney Buntline and Billy Bowling, or the advantages of being at sea" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/185996 Accessed: 2024-04-28 05:30:10

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/185996 |title=Barney Buntline and Billy Bowling, or the advantages of being at sea |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-28 05:30:10|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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