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Henry IV: P.728-1985

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Henry IV
Shakespeare's Plays

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Rhodes, Richard
Draughtsman: Fuseli, Johann Heinrich

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, Sir Geoffrey

Dating

Production date: AD 1803

Note

Plate extracted from Shakespeare's Plays, edited by George Steevens, London: for J.C. and J. Rivington, 1805

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 158 mm Width 86 mm
Sheet Height 227 mm Width 141 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Fuseli del.
  • Location: Lower left corner
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Rhodes sculp.
  • Location: Lower right corner
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Publish'd by F & C Rivington, London, Octr. 29th 1803
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Address

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.728-1985
Primary reference Number: 933
Bentley: 498
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024 Last processed: Friday 25 October 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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