Skip to main content

Charlotte's Convoy: P.1447-1991

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Charlotte's Convoy
Philip

Maker(s)

Designer: Walker, Frederick
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

Production date: AD 1861-08

Note

From The Cornhill Magazine, August 1861, illustration to "Philip" by Thackeray, facing p. 129.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 171 mm Width 113 mm
Sheet Height 227 mm Width 144 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: Charlotte's Convoy.
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: F. W.
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Initials

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1447-1991
Primary reference Number: 27516

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Charlotte's Convoy" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/27516 Accessed: 2024-04-19 12:08:34

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/27516 |title=Charlotte's Convoy |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-19 12:08:34|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-27516

More objects and works of art you might like

An image of Print

The Convoy

Accession Number: P.9124-R

An image of Print

Lady Charlotte Smyth and her children

Accession Number: P.182-1941

An image of Drawing

Bouquet of flowers

Accession Number: PD.702-1973

An image of Portfolio

"Transporting Troops" Convoy of Transports with attendant Destroyers

Accession Number: P.14934-R(64)

Suggested products from Curating Cambridge

Featured image for the project: Sampled Lives: Samplers from the Fitzwilliam Museum

Sampled Lives: Samplers from the Fitzwilliam Museum

£19.99

Featured image for the project: The Cambridge Colouring Book

The Cambridge Colouring Book

£7.99

Featured image for the project: Tulips - Notecard pack

Tulips - Notecard pack

£6.00

Featured image for the project: Franklin, Crick and Watson by Quentin Blake - Fine bone china mug

Franklin, Crick and Watson by Quentin Blake - Fine bone china mug

£12.50

You might be interested in this...

Featured image for the project: Literary Manuscripts

Literary Manuscripts

Featured image for the project: Love letters

Love letters

Featured image for the project: The Twins, Kate and Grace Hoare

The Twins, Kate and Grace Hoare

Featured image for the project: Post Conference Review Part 1

Post Conference Review Part 1

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...

University of Cambridge Museums logo
Cambridge City Council logo
Arts Council England Logo
Research England logo