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The Parable of the Burning Pot: P.325-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Parable of the Burning Pot
Dalziels' Bible Gallery

Maker(s)

Designer: Burne-Jones, Edward
Printmaker: Dalziel family

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Production date: AD 1881 : After a drawing made in 1861 and probably engraved in 1863.

Note

Single design made by Burne-Jones for Dalziels' Bible Gallery.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of Japanese paper
Image Height 178 mm Width 133 mm
Sheet Height 253 mm Width 222 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: initials inscribed in a circle

  • Text: EBJ
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: DALZIEL Sc
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.325-1991
Primary reference Number: 19169
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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