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Man in despair: P.1416-1991

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Man in despair

Maker(s)

Designer: Tenniel, John
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

Circa 1860 - 1870

Note

Cut from a magazine.

Letterpress on verso.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 110 mm Width 90 mm
Sheet Height 117 mm Width 99 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: SWAIN Sc.
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: JT
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1416-1991
Primary reference Number: 27343

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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