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View of the End of the Grand Gallery, towards Italy: P.1584-1991

Current Location: In storage

Titles

View of the End of the Grand Gallery, towards Italy

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

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

Measurements and weight

Height: 133 mm
Width: 189 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1840

Note

Plate 2 from a series (Volume VIII).

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Coloured ink
Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Aquatint
Hand colouring
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: VIEW OF THE END OF THE GRAND GALLERY, TOWARDS ITALY.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: Plate 2, Vol. VIII.
  • Location: Plate upper right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Number

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1584-1991
Primary reference Number: 28770

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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