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The schoolteacher: P.14208-R

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

The schoolteacher

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Smith, John (Possibly)
Publisher: Smith, John
Painter: Heemskerck, Egbert van (the elder) (After)

Entities

Categories

Description

Teacher to left, wearing cap, collar and coat, seated or standing at a small desk, holding a wooden spoon shaped implement; one girl reads from a book at the desk; behind, two children behind, also reading; in the background, a portrait of a male figure, and a flask

Legal notes

Given by Augustus Arthur VanSittart, 1879

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1879) by VanSittart, Augustus Arthur

Note

Inscriptions on bottom "I. Smith ex:".

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14208-R
Primary reference Number: 206217
Wessely (Smith): 419.I
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 13 August 2015 Updated: Tuesday 26 March 2024 Last processed: Saturday 22 March 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "The schoolteacher" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/206217 Accessed: 2025-03-26 00:19:17

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