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Soldier setting light to a charge: P.114-1991

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Soldier setting light to a charge

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Vernet, Horace

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Measurements and weight

Height: 115 mm
Width: 186 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Circa 1818 - Circa 1830

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper

Techniques used in production

Lithography

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: H Vernet
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.114-1991
Primary reference Number: 98525

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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