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A pipe of good tobacco: P.2133-1991

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Titles

A pipe of good tobacco
Ten illustrations to the 'Compleat Angler'

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Strang, William

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

1900s
Production date: AD 1902

Note

II/II.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper
Plate Height 148 mm Width 111 mm
Sheet Height 225 mm Width 152 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: W.S
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Initials

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2133-1991
Primary reference Number: 95143
Binyon: 423
Strang: 531 II/II

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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