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London: Returning from church, Christmas morning: P.1420-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

London: Returning from church, Christmas morning

Maker(s)

Designer: Thomas, George Houseman
Printer: Leighton, George C.

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Place(s) associated

  • London ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Production date: AD 1855-12-22

Note

Cut from The Illustrated London News, 22 December 1855, p. 730.

Letterpress on verso.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Coloured ink
Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 315 mm Width 233 mm
Sheet Height 422 mm Width 291 mm

Techniques used in production

Colour printing
Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS.
  • Location: Upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: DEC. 22. 1855.
  • Location: Upper right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Date
  • Text: GEORGE C. LEIGHTON, RED LION SQUARE.
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: LONDON:--- RETURNING FROM CHURCH, CHRISTMAS MORNING. --- BY G. THOMAS.
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1420-1991
Primary reference Number: 27353
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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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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "London: Returning from church, Christmas morning" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/27353 Accessed: 2024-12-19 02:48:23

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