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"He stood in his black weepers and little cloak on the side of the coffin": P.848-1991

Current Location: In storage

Titles

"He stood in his black weepers and little cloak on the side of the coffin"

Maker(s)

Designer: Houghton, Arthur Boyd

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

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

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1866-08-11

Note

Cut from the Quiver, Saturday, August 11, 1866, p. 47

Letterpress on verso

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 151 mm Width 118 mm
Sheet Height 252 mm Width 174 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: THE QUIVER
  • Location: Upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: Saturday, August 11, 1866.
  • Location: Upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Date
  • Text: GP & G Sc
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: (Drawn by A. B. Houghton.)
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Text: "He stood in his black weepers and little cloak on the side of the coffin."- p. 739.
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.848-1991
Primary reference Number: 21108

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/21108 |title="He stood in his black weepers and little cloak on the side of the coffin" |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-25 04:46:17|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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