Two female shepherds (line 2), a man and woman in a bower with a shepherd attending a sheep (lines 3, 4, 5, 6), a drunken man in a field (lines 7, 8, 9), a woman cutting vines (lines 10, 11) and a huntress breaking her bow (lines 12, 13, 14, 15): illustrations of Eclogue III: P.2075-1991 (9)

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Titles

Two female shepherds (line 2), a man and woman in a bower with a shepherd attending a sheep (lines 3, 4, 5, 6), a drunken man in a field (lines 7, 8, 9), a woman cutting vines (lines 10, 11) and a huntress breaking her bow (lines 12, 13, 14, 15): illustrations of Eclogue III
Illustrations to Virgil's Eclogues and Imitations of Virgil's Eclogues

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

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: circa AD 1820

Note

Five illustrations on the same sheet. P.2075-1991 (10) printed on the verso.

School or Style

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper ( remains of binding on edge)
Sheet Height 173 mm Width 103 mm
Image Height 27 mm Height 28 mm Height 29 mm Width 78 mm Width 80 mm Width 81 mm

Techniques used in production

Letterpress
Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

Text: To face page 54.
Location: Upper left
Method of creation: Printed
Type: Inscription

Text: To illustrate line 2.
Location: Below first illustration
Method of creation: Printed
Type: Inscription

Text: 3, 4, 5, 6.
Location: Below second illustration
Method of creation: Printed
Type: Inscription

Text: 7, 8, 9.
Location: Below third illustration
Method of creation: Printed
Type: Inscription

Text: 10, 11.
Location: Below fourth illustration
Method of creation: Printed
Type: Inscription

Text: 12, 13, 14, 15.
Location: Below fifth illustration
Method of creation: Printed
Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2075-1991 (9)
Primary reference Number: 94998
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 30 September 2019

Associated departments & institutions

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

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