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The Board: P.1091-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Board
The Small House at Allington

Maker(s)

Designer: Millais, John Everett
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 1863-06

Note

Cut from The Cornhill Magazine, June 1863, illustration to The Small House at Allington, text by Anthony Trollope, facing p. 756.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 158 mm Width 105 mm
Sheet Height 226 mm Width 143 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: JM
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: DALZIEL SC
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: THE BOARD
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1091-1991
Primary reference Number: 23978
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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 Board" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/23978 Accessed: 2024-05-01 02:25:12

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