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The Spies Escape: P.1004-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Spies Escape
Dalziel's Bible Gallery

Maker(s)

Designer: Leighton, Frederic, Baron
Printmaker: Dalziel family

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 1881 : Published 1881

Note

One of nine designs made by Leighton for Dalziels' Bible Gallery.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of Japanese paper
Image Height 167 mm Width 179 mm
Sheet Height 225 mm Width 242 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: DALZIEL Sc
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1004-1991
Primary reference Number: 22848
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 Spies Escape" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/22848 Accessed: 2024-03-28 09:01:27

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