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Buffalo Hunting: P.1217-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Buffalo Hunting
The Graphic

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Houghton, Arthur Boyd

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1927-08) by Holliday, J. R.

Dating

Production date: AD 1871

Note

Letterpress on recto and verso

Published in "Graphic America", The Graphic, 5 August 1871, p.136

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 224 mm Width 225 mm
Sheet Height 419 mm Width 307 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: A. Boyd Houghton
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: BUFFALO HUNTING - CAMPING OUT
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1217-R
Primary reference Number: 2919
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 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) "Buffalo Hunting" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/2919 Accessed: 2024-03-29 09:01:20

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/2919 |title=Buffalo Hunting |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-03-29 09:01:20|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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