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As I was going to a meeting, I saw some Women in a Field, and I discerned them to be Witches...: P.2034-R

Current Location: In storage

Titles

As I was going to a meeting, I saw some Women in a Field, and I discerned them to be Witches...
Fox and the Witches
George Fox's Journal

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Spence, Robert

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1912-07) by Spence, Robert

Note

Illustration to George Fox's Journal

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 228 mm Width 176 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: As I was going to a meeting, I saw some Women in a Field, and I discerned them to be Witches (...) George Fox his Journal
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Text: R. Spence
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Robert Spence
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2034-R
Primary reference Number: 9511

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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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "As I was going to a meeting, I saw some Women in a Field, and I discerned them to be Witches..." Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/9511 Accessed: 2024-04-25 06:30:39

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/9511 |title=As I was going to a meeting, I saw some Women in a Field, and I discerned them to be Witches... |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-25 06:30:39|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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