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Old man with a stick: P.1479-1991

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Old man with a stick

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

Circa 1861 - 1869

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 114 mm Width 94 mm
Sheet Height 120 mm Width 100 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: F W
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Initials

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1479-1991
Primary reference Number: 27673

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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