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A Cabinet Council: P.14779-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A Cabinet Council
HB Sketches No. 355

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). Wellington sits alone at a large table surrounded by empty chairs. He asks himself: "How is the King's Government to be / carried on? - that is the question!"'. Signed with artist's monogram at lower left: 'HB'. Title printed below the border: 'A CABINET COUNCIL.'. The publisher's details printed below the border to the left: 'Published by T. McLean, 26, Haymarket, Novr. 28th. 1834.'. Printer's details below the border to the right: 'Ducôté & Stephen's Lithogy. 70 St. Martins Lane'. Printed above the border at upper right: 'HB Sketches No. 355'. No. 355 seems to have been published before No. 354.

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 1834-11-28

Note

Height 286mm x width 382mm

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Lithography

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14779-R
Primary reference Number: 225368
McLean: 355
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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

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