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Three children with a broomstick: 'A stroke of Business': PD.52-1991

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Three children with a broomstick: 'A stroke of Business'

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: 113 mm
Width: 178 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Brown ink
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and brown ink over graphite on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: A STROKE OF BUSINESS / MODERN VILLAGE HAMPDEN ('WHO WITH DAUNTLESS BREAST' HAS / UNDERTAKEN [BEEN PAID BY OUR ARTIST - scored out] TO KEEP OFF THE OTHER CHILDREN) / "IF ANY OF YER WANTS TO SEE WHAT WE'RE A PAINTIN' / OF, IT'S A 'ALFPENNY A 'EAD, AN' YOU MARN'T MAKE / NO REMARKS!"
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Brown ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.52-1991
Primary reference Number: 11727
Temporary Reitlinger Number: R.D.10
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023 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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