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"Opposite to him was a young girl reading the Scriptures aloud.": P.1384-1991

Current Location: In storage

Titles

"Opposite to him was a young girl reading the Scriptures aloud."
The Grey Glen of St. Kieran's

Maker(s)

Designer: Small, William
Printmaker: Cooper, James Davis

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 1865-12-02

Note

From The Quiver, 2 December 1865, illustration to The Grey Glen of St. Kieran's, p. 161.

Letterpress on verso.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 149 mm Width 119 mm
Sheet Height 251 mm Width 159 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: THE QUIVER
  • Location: Upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: Saturday, December 2, 1865.
  • Location: Upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Date
  • Text: W. SMALL
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: J. COOPER
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: "Opposite to him was a young girl reading the Scriptures aloud." - p. 163.
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1384-1991
Primary reference Number: 26834

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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