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The Farmer's Wife and the Raven: 33.A.12-116

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Farmer's Wife and the Raven

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Stubbs, George
Painter: Stubbs, George (After)
Publisher: Stubbs, George

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Description

The print was advertised to subcribers for £1.6.0 on 3 April 1788. The subject is derived from the frist series of 'Fables' by John Gay. This impression was once housed in one of Lord Fitzwilliam's twelve over-sized print albums, 33.A.12.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1788

School or Style

British

Components of the work

Plate Height 520 mm Width 696 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching : Mixed method of diffrent punches and roulettes and possibly rocker.
Roulette

Identification numbers

Accession number: 33.A.12-116
Primary reference Number: 227258
Lennox-Boyd/Dixon/Clayton: 69 ii/ii

Audit data

Created: Thursday 27 June 2019 Updated: Thursday 29 August 2019

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 Farmer's Wife and the Raven" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/227258 Accessed: 2024-04-19 11:32:57

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