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Actaeon: P.14767-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Actaeon
HB Sketches No. 339

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Doyle, John (HB)
Publisher: McLean, Thomas

Entities

Categories

Description

Lithograph (uncoloured) on white wove paper. Inlaid within a frame of buff wove paper (approx. height 360mm x width 515mm). Lord Grey, as Actaeon, wearing a tunic and with antlers on his head, is attacked by a pack of four dogs, with the heads of, from left: Edward Ellice, Lord Duncannon, Lord Althorp and Lord Palmerston. In the background to the left, a man (Daniel O'Connell) in the character of Diana, with a crescent moon on his head. Signed with artist's monogram at lower left: 'HB'. Title printed below the border: 'ACTAEON'. The publisher's details printed below the border to the left: 'London Published by T. McLean, 26, Haymarket, Sepr. 1st. 1834'. A small, circular blind stamp at lower left: 'THOs. MCLEAN'. The printer's details are not given. Printed above the border at upper right: 'HB Sketches No. 339. P.14768-R is another impression.

Legal notes

Given by Mrs J.E. Foster, 1895

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1895) by Foster, J.E., Mrs

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1834-09-01

Note

Height 360mm x width 280mm

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Lithography

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14767-R
Primary reference Number: 225356
McLean: 339
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Audit data

Created: Wednesday 5 September 2018 Updated: Thursday 6 January 2022 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 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) "Actaeon" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/225356 Accessed: 2024-03-29 00:53:48

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