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The Massacre - Firing on Women

Maker

After
(artist)
1848-1891

(wood engraver)
act. 1870 - 1895 (Life dates)

Title

The Massacre - Firing on Women

Date of Production

1878

Medium

wood engraving
printed in black

Dimensions

Height: 24.2 cm
Width: 17.6 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.8532

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

Provenance: H. J. Cornish Collection; acquired by Hampstead Public Library (by 1928); transferred to the Courtauld Institute of Art, Witt Library in 1966; transferred to the Courtauld Gallery from the Witt Library in 1990.

Inscriptions

Inscription: C Roberts Sc //

Inscription: Ad Marie //

Inscription: Adrien MARIE //

Stamp: WITT / LIBRARY 1976 //

Stamp: EX CORNISH COLLECTION / PRES. TO HAMPSTEAD PUBLIC / LIBRARY 1928. //

Stamp: M //

Inscription: THE MASSACRE-FIRING ON WOMEN / TWO SOLDIERS AIMED AT HER. ONE SAID, "AT THE WOMAN!" AND HE BROUGHT DOWN THE WOMAN. THE CHILD ROLLED ON THE PAVEMENT. / THE OTHER SOLDIER SAID "AT THE CHILD!" AND HE KILLED THE CHILD //

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