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Of a Haunted House in Mexico: P.1264-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Of a Haunted House in Mexico

Maker(s)

Designer: Poynter, Edward John

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 1863-01-31 : Signed 1862, published 1863.

Note

From Once a Week, 31 January 1863, illustration to Of a haunted House in Mexico, p. 141.

Letterpress on verso.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 114 mm Width 129 mm
Sheet Height 240 mm Width 160 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: OF A HAUNTED HOUSE IN MEXICO.
  • Location: Upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: 18 EJP 62
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1264-1991
Primary reference Number: 25771
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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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