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The sleeping child: P.264-1941

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

The sleeping child

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Doughty, William
Painter: Reynolds, Joshua (After)

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Given by the Rev Francis Palgrave and Miss Annora Palgrave, December 1941

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1941) by Palgrave, Francis, Rev. and Annora, Miss

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1780

Note

Inscriptions on bottom "Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds" and "Engraved by Willm Doughty" and "The Sleeping Child.".

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.264-1941
Primary reference Number: 206195
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Thursday 13 August 2015 Updated: Tuesday 18 August 2015 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 sleeping child" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/206195 Accessed: 2024-11-02 19:35:56

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