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The Maid of the oaks: P.280-1940

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Titles

The Maid of the oaks

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Publisher: Sayer, Robert

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: From the collection of Frederic Robert Halsey (1847-1918) [Lugt 1308]

Legal notes

Given by Louis C. G. Clarke, Trinity Hall, December 1940

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1940) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1787

Note

Inscriptions on bottom "London, Publish'd by R. Sayer, 53 Fleet Street, April 20th. 1787." and "214".

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.280-1940
Primary reference Number: 206173
Lugt: 1308

Audit data

Created: Thursday 13 August 2015 Updated: Friday 28 August 2015

Associated departments & institutions

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

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