John Henderson and Mr Charteris as Falstaff and Bardolph: P.2036-1991

Current Location: In storage

Titles

John Henderson and Mr Charteris as Falstaff and Bardolph

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Kay, John

Entities

Print

Categories

Print

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: AD 1789

School or Style

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper ( ? laid down)
Plate Height 180 mm Width 159 mm
Sheet Height 185 mm Width 161 mm

Techniques used in production

Aquatint
Etching

Inscription or legends present

Text: K. fect.
Location: Image lower left
Method of creation: Printed
Type: Signature

Text: 1789
Location: Image lower left, following the above
Method of creation: Printed
Type: Date

Text: Why, Sir John, my face does you no harm. No, I'll be sworn; I make as good use of it as many / a man does of a death's head, or a memento mori. I never see thy nose, but I think upon hell fire.
Location: Plate lower centre
Method of creation: Printed
Type: Inscription

Text: Mrs Smith
Location: Verso
Method of creation: Graphite
Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2036-1991
Primary reference Number: 94841
O'Donoghue: 8
Stable URI

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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