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"When the woman finds her son dead, beneath the Holy Light.": P.1243-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

"When the woman finds her son dead, beneath the Holy Light."

Maker(s)

Designer: Pinwell, George John
Printmaker: Cassel, Petter & Galpin

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

Circa 1865 - 1868

Note

Cut from The Quiver, p. 761.

Letterpress on verso.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 163 mm Width 120 mm
Sheet Height 252 mm Width 175 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: GP
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: C. P. & G. Sc.
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: "When the woman finds her son / Dead, beneath the Holy Light."- p. 759.
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1243-1991
Primary reference Number: 25282
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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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