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View in Corsica: P.2055-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

View in Corsica

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Publisher: Ackermann, Rudolph

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

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

Place(s) associated

  • London

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1796-01

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper
Plate Height 216 mm Width 273 mm
Sheet Height 216 mm Width 273 mm

Techniques used in production

Aquatint
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: View in Corsica.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: 4th LESSON.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: Publish'd Jan 15. 1796. by R Ackermann, 96 Strand.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2055-1991
Primary reference Number: 94916
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "View in Corsica" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/94916 Accessed: 2024-11-02 18:15:43

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/94916 |title=View in Corsica |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-02 18:15:43|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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