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Dressing for a birthday
Printmaker: Rowlandson, Thomas
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
18th Century
Production date:
AD 1788
Sheet cut beneath title. The last digit in the date of teh signature (lower right) has been scratched out and a '9' written over the top.
Inscription present: 9 written in ink
Accession number: 34.14-292
Primary reference Number: 186079
Stephens/George: 9678
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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