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Scene from The Vicar of Wakefield: 40.1-13

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Scene from The Vicar of Wakefield
The Vicar and his family at a tea-table in a landscape

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Woollett, William
Publisher: Ellis, William
Painter: Hearne, Thomas (After)

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1780

Note

The inscription states that the landscape was etched by Ellis; the figures by Woollett. State with Ellis' address altered to 'no.54 Red Lion Street, Clerkenwell'.

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 40.1-13
Primary reference Number: 196496
Fagan (Woollett): 104 VI/VI
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Friday 12 April 2013 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Scene from The Vicar of Wakefield" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/196496 Accessed: 2024-11-12 23:56:56

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/196496 |title=Scene from The Vicar of Wakefield |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-12 23:56:56|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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