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A "Vacarme": P.1467-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A "Vacarme"
The Village on the Cliff

Maker(s)

Designer: Walker, Frederick
Printmaker: Swain, Joseph

Entities

Categories

Description

From The Cornhill Magazine, 1866, one of 13 illustrations to "The Village on the Cliff", text by Anne Thackeray.

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

19th Century
1866-07 - 1867-01

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 110 mm Width 160 mm
Sheet Height 145 mm Width 228 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: SWAIN
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: F W
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Initials
  • Text: A "VACARME"
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1467-1991
Primary reference Number: 27611
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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