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The Death of General Wolfe: 40.1-51

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Death of General Wolfe

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Woollett, William
Publisher: Boydell, John
Painter: West, Benjamin (After)

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1776

Note

First 'published' state, with open letters.

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 40.1-51
Primary reference Number: 196534
Fagan (Woollett): 93 VIII/X
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Friday 12 April 2013 Updated: Friday 7 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) "The Death of General Wolfe" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/196534 Accessed: 2024-12-22 14:22:00

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/196534 |title=The Death of General Wolfe |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-22 14:22:00|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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