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"Then Alice had to be won over.": P.853-1991

Current Location: In storage

Titles

"Then Alice had to be won over."
A true story with many morals

Maker(s)

Designer: Houghton, Arthur Boyd
Printmaker: Thomas, William Luson

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 1868

Note

Cut from the Quiver, A True Story with Many Morals, in four chapters.

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 149 mm Width 117 mm
Sheet Height 185 mm Width 145 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: AN HOUR'S REVENGE, AND WHAT CAME OF IT. / A TRUE STORY WITH MANY MORALS. IN FOUR CHAPTERS.
  • Location: Upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: W. THOMAS SC.
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: (Drawn by A. B. Houghton.)
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Text: "Then Alice had to be won over."- p. 739.
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.853-1991
Primary reference Number: 21118

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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