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Illustration to Capt. Phillip's Voyage to Botany Bay: P.658-1985

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Illustration to Capt. Phillip's Voyage to Botany Bay

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Holloway, Thomas
Draughtsman: Webber, Henry

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Allocated by H.M. Treasury through the Minister of the Arts, accepted in lieu of capital taxes

Measurements and weight

Height: 215 mm
Width: 133 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1985-04) by Keynes, Geoffrey

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1800

Note

Two plates on one sheet (with P.587-1985).

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: H. Webber invt.
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: T. Holloway sculpt.
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Copied from Capt. Phillip's Voyage / to Botany Bay, by permission of the Proprietor.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.658-1985
Primary reference Number: 31818
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Illustration to Capt. Phillip's Voyage to Botany Bay" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/31818 Accessed: 2024-12-22 15:23:06

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