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"A New Court of Queen's Bench": P.249-1941

Current Location: In storage

Titles

"A New Court of Queen's Bench"

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Cruikshank, George

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1941-12) by Palgrave, Francis, Rev. and Annora, Miss

Dating

Production date: AD 1850

Note

From The Comic Almanack, by Rigdum Funnidos, London, 1850, No 1

Frontispiece

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Coloured ink
Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 142 mm Width 390 mm
Sheet Height 163 mm Width 410 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: "A New Court of Queens Bench"
  • Location: Upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: Designed & Etched by / Geor. Cruikshank / - Hythe 1849 -
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: AS IT OUGHT TO BE - OR THE LADIES TRYING A CONTEMPTIBLE SCOUNDREL for a "BREACH of PROMISE"
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: Published Jan. 1st 1850 / by D. Bogue 86 Fleet St.
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Address

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.249-1941
Primary reference Number: 344
Cohn: 184

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) ""A New Court of Queen's Bench"" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/344 Accessed: 2024-04-25 16:09:55

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