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"The First Sunrise.": P.883-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

"The First Sunrise."

Maker(s)

Designer: Hughes, Arthur

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 1871-02-01

Note

Cut from the Sunday Magazine, February 1, 1871, p. 302..

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 169 mm Width 135 mm
Sheet Height 260 mm Width 182 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Sunday Magazine.
  • Location: Upper left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Text: [February I, 1871.
  • Location: Upper right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Date
  • Text: AH
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: "THE FIRST SUNRISE."
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: Page 302.
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.883-1991
Primary reference Number: 21388
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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) ""The First Sunrise."" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/21388 Accessed: 2024-12-27 17:19:35

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