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A fat man getting into a smoking compartment on a train: PD.48-1991

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

A fat man getting into a smoking compartment on a train

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Keene, Charles Samuel

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

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

Measurements and weight

Height: 153 mm
Width: 115 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Brown ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down)

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and brown ink on paper, laid down on card

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: letters reversed

  • Text: SMOKING COMPARTMENT
  • Location: Carriage door
  • Method of creation: Brown ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.48-1991
Primary reference Number: 11723
Temporary Reitlinger Number: R.D.156
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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