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May, - "All a-growing !": P.226-1941

Current Location: In storage

Titles

May, - "All a-growing !"

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Cruikshank, George

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1941-12) by Palgrave, Francis, Rev. and Annora, Miss

Dating

Production date: AD 1838

Note

From The Comic Almanack, by Rigdum Funnidos, 1838

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 82 mm Width 126 mm
Sheet Height 99 mm Width 154 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: George Cruikshank
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: MAY, - "All a-growing !"
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.226-1941
Primary reference Number: 270
Cohn: 184

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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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "May, - "All a-growing !"" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/270 Accessed: 2024-05-04 12:09:22

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/270 |title=May, - "All a-growing !" |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-05-04 12:09:22|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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