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Marengo: P.7-1992

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Marengo
A Series of Lithographic Drawings of Celebrated Horses

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Ward, James
Printer: Simonau, Pierre
Publisher: Ackermann, Rudolph

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1992) by Batchelor, Ivor, Sir and Lady

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1824

Note

Proof, printed on chine collé

School or Style

British

Components of the work

Sheet Height 450 mm Width 545 mm

Techniques used in production

Lithography

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Marengo
  • Location: Image lower centre
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Title
  • Text: James Ward R.A. Pinx.t et Del.t / Select Proof retouched by J.W.
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Name

Inscription present: text in brackets added in graphite

  • Text: London, Pubd. Aug.t 1st 1824 [by Clay Ludgate Hill] & R. Ackermann Strand / [ & Dickinson]
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: Printed by P Simonau.
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Name

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.7-1992
Primary reference Number: 208624
Frankau (Ward): 55 earlier state

Audit data

Created: Thursday 21 April 2016 Updated: Tuesday 25 October 2022

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) "Marengo" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/208624 Accessed: 2024-04-19 18:12:16

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