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The mirror of the times: P.13417-R

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The mirror of the times
Portrait of Thomas Massa Alsager

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Dighton, Richard
Publisher: McLean, Thomas
Draughtsman: Dighton, Richard (After)

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century
1823 -

Note

Lettered with two publication lines (a 1824 reissue). Mirror printed lettering bottom right with imprint of the copper plate maker Russell Pontifex (marked indistinctly: R PONTIFEX & Co/ 22 LISLE STREET/ SOHO LONDON). See also P.13414-R

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.13417-R
Primary reference Number: 203857

Audit data

Created: Friday 3 July 2015 Updated: Tuesday 12 January 2016

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 mirror of the times" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/203857 Accessed: 2024-04-19 23:22:59

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