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Shepherdess and a tethered goat (lines 16, 17, 18, 19, 20), a shepherd and shepherdess (lines 21, 22, 23, 24), shepherd and shepherdess with a goat (lines 25, 26, 27) and a cow by a shed (lines 28, 29, 30, 31): illustrations of Eclogue III: P.2075-1991 (10)

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Titles

Shepherdess and a tethered goat (lines 16, 17, 18, 19, 20), a shepherd and shepherdess (lines 21, 22, 23, 24), shepherd and shepherdess with a goat (lines 25, 26, 27) and a cow by a shed (lines 28, 29, 30, 31): illustrations of Eclogue III
Illustrations to Virgil's Eclogues and Imitations of Virgil's Eclogues

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

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: circa AD 1820

Note

Four illustrations on the same sheet. Printed on the verso of P.2075-1991 (9).

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper
Sheet Height 173 mm Width 103 mm
Image Height 28 mm Height 30 mm Width 78 mm Width 79 mm Width 80 mm

Techniques used in production

Letterpress
Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: To face page 55.
  • Location: Upper right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: 16, 17, 18, 19, 20.
  • Location: Below first illustration
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: 21, 22, 23, 24.
  • Location: Below second illustration
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: 25, 26, 27.
  • Location: Below third illustration
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: 28, 29, 30, 31.
  • Location: Below fourth illustration
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2075-1991 (10)
Primary reference Number: 94999

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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