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Arrival of the Bride: P.1461-1991

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Arrival of the Bride
Mrs Archie

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 1863-08

Note

From The Cornhill Magazine, August 1863, illustration to "Mrs Archie", facing p. 180.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 105 mm Width 158 mm
Sheet Height 138 mm Width 220 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: SWAIN.
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: ARRIVAL OF THE BRIDE
  • 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.1461-1991
Primary reference Number: 27584

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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