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St Cecilia: P.1979-R

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

St Cecilia
The Moxon Tennyson

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Rossetti, Dante Gabriel
Printmaker: Dalziel family

Entities

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1916-12) by Unknown

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1857

Note

Illustration to Moxon's "Tennyson's Poems"

Progress proof, touched by the artist and bearing numerous directions to the engravers, signed by Rossetti

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Bodycolour
Graphite
Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of India paper
Sheet Height 200 mm Width 178 mm
Image Height 95 mm Width 80 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving : Touched with white bodycolour

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: DGR
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: DALZIEL SC.
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

Inscription present: directions to the engravers, signed by Rossetti

  • Location: Upper and lower right and left
  • Method of creation: Graphite

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1979-R
Primary reference Number: 120
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "St Cecilia" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/120 Accessed: 2024-03-28 16:31:14

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