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Perdix, the nephew of Daedalus, transformed into a partridge: P.2086-1991

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Perdix, the nephew of Daedalus, transformed into a partridge
Ovid's Metamorphoses

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Walker, William, (printmaker)
Draughtsman: Eisen, Charles Joseph Dominique (After)
Publisher: Kearsly, G

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
Circa 1760 CE - 1780 CE

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Plate Height 207 mm Width 148 mm
Sheet Height 216 mm Width 157 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: PERDIX, the Nephew of DAEDALUS, / transformed into a Partridge
  • Location: Plate lower centre, in border
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: C. Eisen del.
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: W. Walker sc.
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Published by G Kearsly, No. 46, Fleet Street
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2086-1991
Primary reference Number: 95048

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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