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Study of a donkey's head: P.1909-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Study of a donkey's head

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Tischbein, Johann Heinrich II

Entities

Categories

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

Production date: probably AD 1789

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Plate Height 235 mm Width 182 mm
Sheet Height 294 mm Width 228 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Tischbein
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: M
  • Type: Watermark

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1909-1991
Primary reference Number: 94112
Nagler (Künstler-Lexicon): 41
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 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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