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Dorelia wearing a hat: PD.153-1961

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Titles

Dorelia wearing a hat

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: John, Augustus Edwin

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Notes

History note: Probably bought from the Chenil Galleries

Legal notes

Bequeathed 1960

Measurements and weight

Height: 355 mm
Width: 253 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1961) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Red chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Dark red chalk on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: John
  • Location: Lower right
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: (Johannesburg and R.A. Exhibitions, as well as a label of the Chenil Galleries, Chelsea and an exhibition label of the National Gallery, London, 1940, reg. no. 604: "British Painting since Whistler". The drawing is not listed however, in the catalogue of this exhibition, nor in that of the Augustus John Exhibition of the same year.)
  • Location: Old frame, verso
  • Method of creation: Label

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.153-1961
Primary reference Number: 11622

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 26 August 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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