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A boy sketching antiquities: P.1852-1991

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A boy sketching antiquities

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

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Description

Temporary record

Legal notes

Bequest of Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Circa 1701 - Circa 1800

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper ( ?)
Plate Height 143 mm Width 135 mm
Sheet Height 146 mm Width 137 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1852-1991
Primary reference Number: 93972

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

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