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Mrs Q[uentin]: P.430-1985

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Mrs Q[uentin]

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blake, William
Draughtsman: Huet-Villiers, François (After)

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

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

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

1820s
Production date: AD 1820

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Coloured ink
Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 362 mm Width 251 mm
Sheet Height 366 mm Width 260 mm

Techniques used in production

Colour printing
Stipple

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Drawn by Huet Villiers.
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Engraved by W. Blake.
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Mrs Q
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: London, Published 1st June, 1820, by L. Barrow, Weston Place, St. Pancras
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Address

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.430-1985
Primary reference Number: 890
Essick: XLII 2E

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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