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The Surprising Irish Giant of St. James's Street: 34.14-281

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Surprising Irish Giant of St. James's Street

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Rowlandson, Thomas

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1785

Note

Published 27 March 1785. Colouring appears accurate for 1785.

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Hand colouring
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Publish'd March 27 1785, by T Smith, N. 26 Wardour Street, Soho
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: 34.14-281
Primary reference Number: 186068
Stephens/George: 6856
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Friday 6 January 2012 Updated: Friday 8 May 2015 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) "The Surprising Irish Giant of St. James's Street" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/186068 Accessed: 2024-11-22 12:56:27

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/186068 |title=The Surprising Irish Giant of St. James's Street |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-22 12:56:27|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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