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Plants by a river (lines 18, 19, 20), cattle watched by lions (lines 21, 22), a child in a cradle (lines 23, 24, 25) and a tree with vines (lines 28, 29, 30): illustrations of Eclogue IV: P.2075-1991 (17)

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Titles

Plants by a river (lines 18, 19, 20), cattle watched by lions (lines 21, 22), a child in a cradle (lines 23, 24, 25) and a tree with vines (lines 28, 29, 30): illustrations of Eclogue IV
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.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper ( remains of binding along edge)
Sheet Height 173 mm Width 103 mm
Image Height 26 mm Height 30 mm Height 35 mm Height 36 mm Width 75 mm Width 76 mm Width 77 mm Width 80 mm

Techniques used in production

Letterpress
Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: To face page 96.
  • Location: Upper left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: ILLUSTRATIONS OF ECLOGUE IV.
  • Location: Upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: To Illustrate lines 18, 19, 20,
  • Location: Below first illustration
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: 21, 22,
  • Location: Below second illustration
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: 23, 24, 25.
  • Location: Below third illustration
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: 28, 29, 30.
  • Location: Below fourth illustration
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2075-1991 (17)
Primary reference Number: 95014

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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