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Illustration to Chapter I of 'The Hampdens', A Honeymoon in Merry England: P.1120-1991

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Illustration to Chapter I of 'The Hampdens', A Honeymoon in Merry England
The Hampdens

Maker(s)

Designer: Millais, John Everett
Printmaker: Swain, Joseph

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 1863-02-14

Note

Cut from Once a Week, 14 February 1863, p. 211. Illustration to The Hampdens, an historiette by Harriet Martineau.

Whole page. Letterpress verso.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 101 mm Width 127 mm
Sheet Height 240 mm Width 165 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: SWAIN Sc
  • Location: Image lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: JM
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: THE HAMPDENS. / AN HISTORIETTE. BY HARRIET MARTINEAU
  • Location: Upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1120-1991
Primary reference Number: 24144
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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

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