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"The Old Man and his Ass": 4028

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Titles

"The Old Man and his Ass"

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Belch, W.

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Description

Album bound in red morocco leather with gold tooling. Contains 24 gold edged leaves, and two yellow endpapers. The leaves alternate between heavy and light-weight papers, the drawings laid down upon recto of heavy-weight papers. Ten drawings pasted to leaves. From Aesop's Fables.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1923) by Perceval, Spencer George

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1810

School or Style

British

Components of the work

Support composed of paper Height 76 mm Width 91 mm
Leaf Height 161 mm Width 94 mm
Cover Board Height 166 mm Width 103 mm

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: THE OLD / MAN / AND HIS / ASS
  • Location: Spine
  • Method of creation: Gold tooled
  • Text: 320 Drawings, to Illustrate the STORY of / the OLD MAN AND HIS ASS, Published and Sold / by W. Belch, High Street, Borough, 10 very / clever little sepia drawings, 3 1/2 in. by 3 in. / each, mounted and bound in small vol, red / morocco gilt, £1 11s 6d N.D., circa 1810
  • Location: Front endpaper pasted to inside of coverboard, upper left
  • Method of creation: Printed cutting
  • Text: 10 drawings
  • Location: Front endpaper, verso, upper left
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 4028
Primary reference Number: 48611
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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