The First Day of Oysters
Maker
(artist)
1829-1901
(engraver)
1819-1884
1829-1901
(engraver)
1819-1884
Title
The First Day of Oysters
Date of Production
1863
Medium
Ink on paper
Dimensions
Height: 18.2 cm
Width: 24.2 cm
Width: 24.2 cm
Accession Number
G.1990.WL.5518
Mode of Acquisition
Witt Library, transfer, 1990
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
previous owner: Witt, Robert Clermont (Sir)
Inscriptions
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower left margin & recto : : G. SMITH, PINXT. //
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower left margin & recto : : Art Journal, 1863. //
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower centre margin & recto : : THE FIRST DAY OF OYSTERS. //
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower centre margin & recto : : FROM THE COLLECTION OF WM. BASHALL, ESQR. PRESTON. //
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower right margin & recto : : G. GREATBACH, SCULPT. //
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower right margin & recto : : W. Bashall Coll. / Preston //
Inscription: inscription : stamped : upper right margin & recto : Witt Library stamp : WITT / LIBRARY //
Inscription: inscription : stamped : lower left corner & verso : : M //
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower left margin & recto : : Art Journal, 1863. //
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower centre margin & recto : : THE FIRST DAY OF OYSTERS. //
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower centre margin & recto : : FROM THE COLLECTION OF WM. BASHALL, ESQR. PRESTON. //
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower right margin & recto : : G. GREATBACH, SCULPT. //
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower right margin & recto : : W. Bashall Coll. / Preston //
Inscription: inscription : stamped : upper right margin & recto : Witt Library stamp : WITT / LIBRARY //
Inscription: inscription : stamped : lower left corner & verso : : M //
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