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Words of comfort: P.802-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Words of comfort

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Herkomer, Hubert von
Printer: Delarue, E.

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Place(s) associated

  • Paris

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Production date: AD 1879

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 282 mm Width 201 mm
Sheet Height 362 mm Width 265 mm

Techniques used in production

Drypoint
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: H.H. 79
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Initials
  • Text: H. Herkomer sculp.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: WORDS OF COMFORT.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: Imp. E. Delarue, Paris.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.802-1991
Primary reference Number: 20955
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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